August 11, 2026
AI & Society (Springer)
Bridging the Silos in Affective AI: A Critical Perspective from Data to Society
Keito Inoshita
A position paper that reframes affective computing as a six-layer pipeline, diagnoses four recurring silo-bridge disconnections that cascade across it, and proposes five integrated design criteria — situating affective AI as a sociotechnical system that must respect human emotional agency.