https://phaidra.ustp.at/o:7816 Human, Soul, and AI: Generative Systems as Reflexive Media for Introspection : 7th International Conference on Creative\Media/Technologies (IConCMT), 2025 Dosoudil, Jiří Jiří Dosoudil 0000-0003-2214-418X Charles University Štěch, František František Štěch 0000-0001-9540-9244 Charles University Rosa, Rudolf Rudolf Rosa 0000-0003-4908-6127 Charles University text open access eng 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. New Testament studies ÖFOS 2012 -- HUMANITIES (6) -- Philosophy, Ethics, Religion (603) -- Theology (6032) -- New Testament studies (603214) Fundamental theology ÖFOS 2012 -- HUMANITIES (6) -- Philosophy, Ethics, Religion (603) -- Theology (6032) -- Fundamental theology (603206) Technical mathematics ÖFOS 2012 -- NATURAL SCIENCES (1) -- Mathematics (101) -- Mathematics (1010) -- Technical mathematics (101020) Generative AI Visualization Introspection Reflexive Media Theological Anthropology UX Design Neutestamentliche Bibelwissenschaft ÖFOS 2012 -- GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN (6) -- Philosophie, Ethik, Religion (603) -- Theologie (6032) -- Neutestamentliche Bibelwissenschaft (603214) Fundamentaltheologie ÖFOS 2012 -- GEISTESWISSENSCHAFTEN (6) -- Philosophie, Ethik, Religion (603) -- Theologie (6032) -- Fundamentaltheologie (603206) Technische Mathematik ÖFOS 2012 -- NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN (1) -- Mathematik (101) -- Mathematik (1010) -- Technische Mathematik (101020) 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 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://phaidra.ustp.at/api/object/o:7816/download 10.60522/o:7816 https://phaidra.ustp.at/o:7819 application/pdf 12.81 MB 2026