Researchers at the company are trying to understand their A.I. system’s mind—examining its neurons, running it through psychology experiments, and putting it on the therapy couch.

RECORD talks with Micah Springut, founder of the New York–based start-up, about his goals for the centuries-old art form and his new workspace in Brooklyn.

In the same message, he signaled that Mars is still the destination SpaceX wants, but that the Moon is the faster path to ...