Introduction: Framing the aesthetic-humanistic foundations of using AI in institutions
1. Aesthetics of humanism and AI in institutional governance: Research perspectives Part I. Synergy of humanism and AI in politics and governance: Toward better institutions
2. AI-driven solutions as pharmakon in political decision-making: Depoliticisation, technocracy, and the aesthetic dimensions of governance
3. Aesthetic dimensions of civic digital integrity: Openness and order in AI-supported public administration
4. Aesthetic-ethical AI governance: Harmony and balance in Islamic and Confucian traditions
5. Aesthetic mediation of AI in civic education: Institutional trust, engagement, and democratic resilience
6. Aesthetic leadership in AI-supported change management: Models for public sector transformation Part II: Synergy of humanism and AI in media and public perception: Toward better communication
7. Positioning humanity in AI discourse: Media aesthetics and narrative constructions across national contexts
8. Ethical competence and aesthetic beauty in media: Dilemmas and challenges associated with AI-powered solutions
9. Consequences of AI-enhanced communicative competence: Between effectiveness, appropriateness and aesthetics
10. Political leaders and AI-supported tools: The aesthetics of public image management Part III: Synergy of Humanism and AI in care and social services: Toward an individual’s well-being
11. Aesthetics of care: AI-supported psychological practice between empathy and alienation
12. AI-powered solutions in social services for seniors: Well-being of care recipients or caregivers?
13. Aesthetics of dialogue and encounter in human-centred migrants’ integration: AI, ICT, and the well-being of individuals Conclusion: AI-human aesthetic synergy as an institutional imperative