From Bare to Informed Looking: An Art-Historical Proposition on Mindful Art Engagement, Emotion Regulation, and Cognitive Enrichment in the Age of AI
Arts October 15, 2026 Ewelina Chwiejda
The rapid diffusion of artificial intelligence has unsettled more than the labour market. It has given rise to two related anxieties: an existential unease about human meaning, agency, and uniqueness—“AI anxiety”—and a quieter abdication of critical effort to machines, which recent works call “cognitive surrender.” The remedies most often proposed for these conditions, among them...