45: AI Psychosis Summit—Macy Gettles, Quasimatt and Kevin Esherick with Peter Bauman

Episode page and full transcript: lerandom.art/episodes/ai-psychosis-summit-macy…

In this episode, host Peter Bauman (Monk Antony, Le Random's editor in chief) speaks with Macy Gettles (lerandom.art/subjects/macy-gettles), Quasimatt (lerandom.art/subjects/quasimatt) and Kevin Esherick (lerandom.art/subjects/kevin-esherick) about the community around the AI Psychosis Summit that took place in Downtown NYC, April 30, 2026.

They cover the origins of the community, from a memey, joke tweet to a packed Chinatown DIY community gathering. It's a scene where devs make art and artists ship products, where the point is the community rather than any individual art object. They also discuss managing AI euphoria with backlash, slop discourse and whether New York is over as Josh Kline's October article suggested.

Read Kevin's Monday Editorial with us, What Was the AI Psychosis Summit?? (lerandom.art/editorial/what-was-the-ai-psychos…)

Also in this episode: Anthropic (lerandom.art/subjects/anthropic), Basel Social Club (lerandom.art/subjects/basel-social-club)

Listen next: Ep. 44, Figure31—Discussing and Demonstrating DEL with Peter Bauman (lerandom.art/episodes/figure31-discussing-and-…), Ep. 38, 2025 Art in Review with thefunnyguys, Conrad House & Peter Bauman (lerandom.art/episodes/2025-art-in-review-with-…)

Chapters 📖:
00:00 What was the AI Psychosis Summit?
05:04 Which projects used AI at the Summit?
11:30 Why take no public stance on AI?
16:58 Is cottagecore a rejection of AI?
25:08 Is art about social context or process?
28:03 What does AI psychosis mean?
36:36 How did a joke tweet start the Summit?
38:23 Is New York art over?
46:50 What makes the Shake app scene tech?
53:07 What's next for the Summit?