PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Sougwen Chung

Also known as 愫君, 鍾愫君

Sougwen Chung is an artist and researcher whose drawing practice works alongside robotic systems. In 2015, while a researcher at the MIT Media Lab, they trained a recurrent neural network on two decades of their own drawings. A Japan Media Arts Festival Excellence Award followed in 2016, and the Victoria and Albert Museum acquired their MEMORY work in 2022. TIME named them to its 2023 list of the 100 most influential people in AI. In 2026 MEMORY is on view at V&A East, and they founded SCILICET, an experimental studio in London.

Now at
SCILICET
Photo of Sougwen Chung

Timeline

  1. 2007

    A fine arts degree in Indiana

    They earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Indiana University Bloomington in 2007. Later they take a master's diploma in interactive art at Hyper Island in Sweden.

  2. 2015

    Operational Art begins

    They begin drawing alongside robotic systems in 2015, while a researcher at the MIT Media Lab. They train a recurrent neural network on two decades of their own drawings.

  3. 2016

    A Japan Media Arts award

    In 2016 the Japan Media Arts Festival gives them its Excellence Award.

  4. 2019

    A TED talk in Mumbai

    They give a TED talk in Mumbai in 2019 on humans and robots making art together.

  5. 2022

    A Victoria and Albert acquisition

    In 2022 the Victoria and Albert Museum in London acquires MEMORY (Drawing Operations Unit: Generation_2). The work sits in the museum's permanent collection.

  6. 2023

    On TIME's 2023 AI list

    TIME names them to its 2023 list of the 100 most influential people in AI.

  7. 2026

    MEMORY on view in London

    In 2026 MEMORY is on view in the Why We Make show at V&A East in London.

  8. As of October 2026

    Founder of the SCILICET studio

    They work as an artist and researcher, and they founded SCILICET, an experimental studio in London.

Sources and credits

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  1. Sougwen 愫君 Chung: Current Luminaries: Luminaries Program: Alumni + Giving: College of Arts + Sciences: Indiana University college.indiana.edu. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Sougwen Chung - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Info — Sougwen Chung | Artist and Researcher sougwen.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Sougwen Chung: Why I draw with robots | TED Talk ted.com. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Sougwen Chung (愫君) — artist & researcher — London / New York sougwen.com. Checked 14 October 2026.