About Thomas A. Blüm
Thomas A. Blüm, born in 1967, is an author, conceptual researcher, thought initiator and speaker. In his work, he examines how technological systems, cultural visions of the future and human thinking interact.
His focus lies on the analysis of human-AI interaction, interaction architectures, as well as on the question of how societies understand and imagine technological change. In doing so, he combines systems-theoretical perspectives with cultural-historical analyses of science fiction and future visions.
His publications appear in the form of books, essays and working papers within the Hybrid Evolution series. In addition to theoretical work on symbiotic intelligence and forms of cognitive cooperation, he also explores the role of future imaginaries in literature, media and technological infrastructures.
Current Work
Symbiotic Intelligence und Mensch-KI-Interaktion
How much intelligence is really contained in artificial intelligence? Symbiotic Intelligence describes a theoretical-operational framework that understands intelligence not as a property of isolated actors, but as an emergent phenomenon of human-AI interaction.
At its center are resonance loops and adaptive feedback cycles through which AI acts as a cognitive co-processor and enables insights that neither human nor system could generate alone.
Against the thesis of fusion or control, Thomas A. Blüm focuses on new architectures and boundary integrity as the basis of stable long-term interaction, thereby offering a clear frame of reference for research and teaching in human-AI interaction, cognitive and systems theory.
Citation:
Blüm, Thomas A. (2026): Symbiotic Intelligence und Mensch-KI-Interaktion.
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. ISBN 978-3-8376-8304-2.
Projects
As Researcher
Research papers and publications are available via Zenodo (CERN), Open Science Framework (OSF) and ORCID. These are regularly announced via LinkedIn.
Here is a small selection:
- Cognitive State Architecture: A Conceptual Model of Integration and ...
- Beyond Disinformation: A Neurocognitive Architecture of Ideological ...
- Cognitive transfer – why AI does not make us stupid
- First Aid as a Resilience Architecture of Civil Society
As Author
Further book projects on the history of science fiction and on visions of the future are currently
in preparation.
- Visions of the Future, Vol. 1 - Von Laßwitz bis zur Gegenwart - manuscript completed
- Visions of the Future, Vol. 2 - in preparation
- Visions of the Future, Vol. 3 - in planning
- Additional book project in the context of Symbiotic Intelligence – in planning
As Speaker
In connection with his publications, Thomas is available for interviews, panels, podcasts and talks on topics related to human-AI interaction, cognitive systems and technological futures.
Requests regarding events or media formats can be sent to booking [at] thomas-a-bluem.de.
Profiles and Links
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