211 KB47 KB201120252025Furlan-Štante, Nadjaštevilka:119/120letnik:30str. 119-139DOI:10.35469/poligrafi.2025.517ISSN:1318-8828COBISSID_HOST:262371587URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-3GFPD474enDruštvo za primerjalno religiologijoPoligrafičustvaČustva (filozofija)čustveni kiborgiemotional cyborgsemotionsFilozofijagender stereotypeshiperpovezana resničnosthyperconnected realityodnosnostrelationalityspolni stereotipiteološki ekofeminizemtheological ecofeminismEmotional cyborgs in a hyperconnected world| AI, embodiment, and ecofeminist, theological reflections on humanity and the divine|Through the critical lens of theological ecofeminism, this article offers a nu-anced analysis of the concept of the (emotional) cyborg, interrogating how the integration of technology into human (emotional) life reshapes individual iden-tity, affective experience, and social relationality. Central to this inquiry are the dynamics of human interaction with affective computing and artificial emotional intelligence, broadly defined as technological systems capable of mimicking, in-terpreting, simulating, and responding to human emotions. as developments in artificial intelligence and biotechnology continue to ad-vance, the boundary between human and machine becomes increasingly porous. Within this context, the figure of the emotional cyborg emerges as a compelling framework for examining the transformation of human emotion and connection in technologically mediated environments.This investigation is situated within broader socio-cultural concerns, particu-larly the contemporary quest for authenticity in a hyperconnected world, where digital interactions frequently eclipse embodied, face-to-face communication. Drawing on posthumanist and critical ecofeminist theory, this article explores the implications of the entanglement between human and artificial emotional intelli-gence. among the key concerns are the potential for emotional alienation, the ero-sion of empathy and emotional literacy, and the commodification of affective life.in addition, the analysis engages with the implications of these shifts for press-ing contemporary issues, including mental health, social isolation, and the recon-figuration of community and belonging. at its core, the presentation interrogates how emotional cyborgs intersect with gendered experiences within technologically saturated realities, and challenges and reimagines traditional theological concep-tions of embodiment and relationality.The emotional cyborg, conceived as the hybridization of human emotional capacities with artificial intelligence, functions simultaneously as a reflection of and intervention in prevailing social constructions of gender, affectivity, and in-tersubjective connectionSkozi prizmo teološkega ekofeminizma članek kritično analizira koncept (ču-stvenih) kiborgov in postavlja vprašanje, kako lahko integracija tehnologije v člo-veške čustvene izkušnje spremeni posameznikove identitete, občutke in družbene odnose.analizirana so vprašanja človeške interakcije z afektivnim računalništvom, umetno čustveno inteligenco (splošni izraz za stroje, ki posnemajo človeško mi-šljenje ter merijo, razumejo in simulirajo človeška čustva ter odgovarjajo na ta).Z napredkom umetne inteligence in biotehnologije se meje med človekom in strojem vse bolj zamejujejo, pojem čustvenega kiborga pa postaja močen okvir za razumevanje razvijajočih se človeških čustev in odnosov.Članek se navezuje na širše družbeno-kulturne teme, vključno s prizadevanjem za avtentičnost v hiperpovezanem svetu, kjer digitalne interakcije pogosto zasen-čijo osebne odnose. Skozi prizmo posthumanizma in kritične ekofeministične te-orije članek raziskuje izzive prepletenosti človeške in umetne čustvene inteligence, vključno z možnostjo posledične odtujenosti, upada čustvene inteligence in em-patije ter tveganj komodifikacije človeških čustev.Raziskuje tudi, kako ta premik vpliva na sodobna vprašanja, kot so duševno zdravje, družbena izolacija in gradnja skupnosti.predstavitev na koncu raziskuje presečišče čustvenih kiborgov in izkušenj od-nosnosti v hiperpovezanih resničnostih ter razmišlja o tem, kako te entitete izzivajo in preoblikujejo tradicionalno teološko razumevanje spola, utelešenja in odnosno-sti. Čustveni kiborg, združitev človeških čustvenih sposobnosti z umetno inteli-genco, deluje kot ogledalo družbenih konstrukcij spola, utelešene čustvenosti in odnosov, hkrati pa na njih tudi vplivaTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper