Affective and Artificial Intelligence

The observation that we are strongly controlled by what is affective and act in a moralising way is not insignificant, for we therefore do not act according to our best knowledge, but more and more according to our conscience. This habitus also finds it extremely difficult to deal with ambiguity, and in the competition for the ‘best attitude’, we must always be careful to adopt the clearest possible stance. At the same time, we are operating in an environment that is increasingly characterised by AI. However, what does it mean when our AI applications are not only fed with prejudices, but also provided with a world view increasingly based on affects rather than rational considerations?