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<p>In general discussions of the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and the environment, the focus often lies on how AI technologies can be leveraged for environmental protection, as well as the ethical risks that may arise in the process. While this line of inquiry is important, this paper shifts the attention to a less explored yet equally significant question: How does AI influence lived experience within environmental ethics? Adopting a phenomenological approach, this paper draws on lived experience from East Asian perspectives and analyzes three representative concepts intimately tied to it: <i>terroir, trajetivity</i>, and <i>the living flesh</i>. <i>Terroir</i> refers not to an objective environment, but to a situated perspective on the environment—one that encompasses sensory perception, emotion, and layers of metaphorical and cultural meaning. Within this view, Augustin Berque’s notion of <i>trajetivity</i> is introduced, emphasizing the dynamic, communicative, and continuously evolving interplay between humans and the environment. Embedded within <i>terroir</i> and <i>trajetivity</i> is the idea of <i>living flesh</i> (なまみ), that signifies a direct, bodily relationship with the ecological web, emphasizing the embodied, unmediated experience of nature. However, AI, as a technological paradigm, directly affects environmental ethics grounded in lived experience. Concrete technology such as virtual reality and generative AI shapes different modes of lived experience, and exerts a profound influence on <i>terroir, trajetivity</i>, and <i>the living flesh</i>. This paper argues for a renewed understanding of these concepts in order to recenter lived experience within environmental ethics. Considering the phenomenological approach, this paper does not seek to answer whether AI should be used favorably. Instead, it aims to reveal how AI, as a technological paradigm, shapes, alters, and influences lived experience within environmental ethics. This reveals a call for attention to lived experience within East Asian cultures, offering an alternative theoretical framework for the development of environmental ethics.</p>

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AI, environment and lifeworld: How does artificial intelligence influence lived experience in environmental ethics?

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    2025年12月6日

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  • Xue Yu,
  • Maoxin Hou,
  • Yingjie Li

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In general discussions of the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and the environment, the focus often lies on how AI technologies can be leveraged for environmental protection, as well as the ethical risks that may arise in the process. While this line of inquiry is important, this paper shifts the attention to a less explored yet equally significant question: How does AI influence lived experience within environmental ethics? Adopting a phenomenological approach, this paper draws on lived experience from East Asian perspectives and analyzes three representative concepts intimately tied to it: terroir, trajetivity, and the living flesh. Terroir refers not to an objective environment, but to a situated perspective on the environment—one that encompasses sensory perception, emotion, and layers of metaphorical and cultural meaning. Within this view, Augustin Berque’s notion of trajetivity is introduced, emphasizing the dynamic, communicative, and continuously evolving interplay between humans and the environment. Embedded within terroir and trajetivity is the idea of living flesh (なまみ), that signifies a direct, bodily relationship with the ecological web, emphasizing the embodied, unmediated experience of nature. However, AI, as a technological paradigm, directly affects environmental ethics grounded in lived experience. Concrete technology such as virtual reality and generative AI shapes different modes of lived experience, and exerts a profound influence on terroir, trajetivity, and the living flesh. This paper argues for a renewed understanding of these concepts in order to recenter lived experience within environmental ethics. Considering the phenomenological approach, this paper does not seek to answer whether AI should be used favorably. Instead, it aims to reveal how AI, as a technological paradigm, shapes, alters, and influences lived experience within environmental ethics. This reveals a call for attention to lived experience within East Asian cultures, offering an alternative theoretical framework for the development of environmental ethics.