This project aims to weave together the disciplines of art, artificial intelligence (AI), and cognitive neuroscience through an exploration of individuals' connections to their environments, both physical and virtual. A primary tool for this project is an extensive interview process facilitated by large language AI models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT or Bard, intended to map out each participant's unique cognitive networks. The project draws inspiration from the notion that the interfaces between artificial neural networks (ANNs) and the brain's generative oscillatory neural networks (ONNs) can be represented spatially.

Each interview will focus on eliciting the cognitive maps that individuals form based on neural-circuit activity. These cognitive maps pertain to notions of space, value, and the body. The data obtained from these interviews will be analyzed with the assistance of LLMs to discern recurrent themes and patterns, which will then inform the creation of a film-based photographic series.

A specific goal is to explore and visually represent the connections and the breaks in the connections between the body, value, and space that artificial mediators introduce. This area is where integrating ANNs and ONNs could play a transformative role in understanding how information is exchanged across complex systems, such as online social networks and the natural environment. Broadly, this project is based on the functional topology of the hippocampus. This brain network hub integrates environmental context and spatial representations and may serve as a framework to facilitate information between organic and artificial networks.

The project seeks participants connected to the Mystic River through professional work or personal lives. Those with backgrounds in historical industries, environmental justice groups, and technology disciplines, especially those studying networks or topological research, lobbying roles in environmental guidelines, and individuals creatively operating at these areas' intersections, are encouraged to participate.

By participating in this project, you will be contributing to a unique exploration of how we understand and interact with the world around us, both physical and digital, and how artificial intelligence can both mirror and augment these processes. I invite you to join me as I navigate and attempt to bridge the gap between mind, body, and ecological networks.