phaidra.ustp.at o:7816 DOI 10.60522/o:7816 Human, Soul, and AI: Generative Systems as Reflexive Media for Introspection : 7th International Conference on Creative\Media/Technologies (IConCMT), 2025 Generative artificial intelligence increasingly participates in domains traditionally associated with human creativity and self-expression. This paper examines whether generative AI can function not merely as a representational tool but as a medium that may encourage processes of self-interpretation. Drawing on biblical anthropology (Hebrew nephesh, Greek psychē) and the metaphor of the soul as a non-reductive model of human identity, we analyze the deployment of the AI Soul Imprint Generator (AISIG), an interactive system that transforms user responses into AI-generated imagery. We argue that such systems may be understood as reflexive media: their significance lies not in representation but in staging encounters with one’s own articulated elements. By framing the interaction through the concept of the soul, the application redirects visualization from evaluation to coherence, inviting users to reflect on the unity of their lived identity. The study contributes to creative media and UX research by proposing a shift from epistemic visualization toward existential orientation and by demonstrating how theological con cepts can function as conceptual resources within design theory. This article has been double-blind peer reviewed. eng Generative AI Visualization Introspection Reflexive Media Theological Anthropology UX Design Chatbot Chatbots Chatterbots Visualisierung Sichtbarmachung Datenvisualisierung Visuelle Darstellung Selbstbeobachtung Introspektion Selbstwahrnehmung <Selbstbeobachtung> Theologische Anthropologie Theologie / Anthropologie Christliche Anthropologie Anthropologie / Theologie Graphische Benutzeroberfläche Graphic user interface Graphical User Interface Grafische Benutzeroberfläche Grafisch orientierte Benutzeroberfläche GUI 2026-06-16T07:49:10.348Z LOMv1.0 Author BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Dosoudil;Jiří; FN:Jiří Dosoudil X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2214-418X END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Štěch;František; FN:František Štěch X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-9244 END:VCARD BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:3.0 N:Rosa;Rudolf; FN:Rudolf Rosa X-ORCID:https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4908-6127 END:VCARD https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/scheme https://w3id.org/kim/hcrt/text Textdokument Text LOMv1.0 yes https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 application/pdf 13431865 https://phaidra.ustp.at/o:7816 https://phaidra.ustp.at/api/object/o:7816/thumbnail LOMv1.0 discipline https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012 https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/1 NATURAL SCIENCES NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/101 Mathematics Mathematik https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/1010 Mathematics Mathematik https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/101020 Technical mathematics Technische Mathematik https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012 https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/6 HUMANITIES GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/603 Philosophy, Ethics, Religion Philosophie, Ethik, Religion https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/6032 Theology Theologie https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/603214 New Testament studies Neutestamentliche Bibelwissenschaft https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012 https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/6 HUMANITIES GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/603 Philosophy, Ethics, Religion Philosophie, Ethik, Religion https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/6032 Theology Theologie https://w3id.org/oerbase/vocabs/oefos2012/603206 Fundamental theology Fundamentaltheologie