Paramodern Systems (est. March 2023) is an archive established by Sam M. and is dedicated to the artistic + scientific exploration of cognition, culture, and computation. The archive serves as a time capsule to document the evolution of both her ideas and skills. Her more specific interests include psychosis, AI safety, AI + mental health, and the cultural movement of Modernism. She is currently studying film as an undergraduate with a focus on new media technologies.

At the center of her work are the following questions: what are the plurality of ways in which humans are navigating the transition into the intelligence age? And can societal friction and turbulence surrounding AI be engineered to serve as a means of productive tension? Her work on how cultural logics can shape the cognitive-computational framework underlying an AI researcher’s approach to alignment is one project focusing on such questions (link).

In addition to these area of inquiry, she is examining the phenomenon of AI and psychosis, as reported by the New York Times. Her lived experience with psychosis and schizophrenia equips her to explore this phenomenon from a distinct artistic and scientific perspective. At the center of her work are questions regarding AI safety, medical ethics, and responsible technological development, as she believes such frameworks should be integrated into the design of AI systems rather than treated as an afterthought.

Whether you’re someone concerned with the uncertainty surrounding technological development and its cognitive impact, or an avid user of artificial intelligence, or someone engaging with the area via a research/scientific/artistic perspective — this archive can serve as one perspective among the vast sea of many on what it means to be human in the intelligence age.