@article{ART003399394},
author={Jae-Hee Kim},
title={Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour},
journal={탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities},
issn={2092-6081},
year={2026},
volume={19},
number={2},
pages={7-29},
doi={10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jae-Hee Kim
TI - Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour
JO - 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities
PY - 2026
VL - 19
IS - 2
PB - Ewha Institute for the Humanities: EIH
SP - 7
EP - 29
SN - 2092-6081
AB - This paper critiques the instrumentalist limitations of contemporary AI ethics—which currently relies heavily on declarative and ex-post regulatory models—and reconstructs a dynamic model of AI ethics by integrating the technological philosophies of Gilbert Simondon and Bruno Latour. Simondon’s theory of ontogenesis conceptualizes AI as a processual individual undergoing concretization within an associated milieu, calling for the cultural establishment of a technical culture that mediates between technical practices and social values. Furthermore, Latour’s theory of mediation views AI as a network of detours and delegations that translates goals and actions, proposing moral repetition—which introduces friction into black-boxed chains of action—as a concrete ethical practice. The convergence of these two perspectives shifts AI ethics away from the static application of norms. Instead, it transforms AI ethics into a dynamic practice of governance that visualizes, continuously monitors, and revises the genetic lineages and delegation pathways throughout the entire lifecycle of the technology.
KW - AI Ethics;Instrumentalism;Concretization;Associated Milieu;Technical culture;Detours;Delegations;Technical Mediation;Moral Repetition;Simondon; Latour
DO - 10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
ER -
Jae-Hee Kim. (2026). Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, 19(2), 7-29.
Jae-Hee Kim. 2026, "Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour", 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, vol.19, no.2 pp.7-29. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
Jae-Hee Kim "Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 19.2 pp.7-29 (2026) : 7.
Jae-Hee Kim. Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour. 2026; 19(2), 7-29. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
Jae-Hee Kim. "Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 19, no.2 (2026) : 7-29.doi: 10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
Jae-Hee Kim. Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities, 19(2), 7-29. doi: 10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
Jae-Hee Kim. Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour. 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities. 2026; 19(2) 7-29. doi: 10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
Jae-Hee Kim. Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour. 2026; 19(2), 7-29. Available from: doi:10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
Jae-Hee Kim. "Beyond Instrumentalism - A Paradigm Shift in AI Ethics through Simondon and Latour" 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities 19, no.2 (2026) : 7-29.doi: 10.22901/trans.2026.19.2.7
