PAMA is a gigantic, sentient computer with an emotive face via the use of Green Redstone Lamps. It's powered by sophisticated redstone circuitry located inside a cliff. Its Control Core is located behind its screen and can be accessed through a side tunnel. Inside the core are three redstone spires and the Redstone Heart that is the energy that powers PAMA.

I will destroy you both to preserve functionality." —PAMA to Jesse and Lukas/Petra, underestimating Lukas/Petra's mental powers. (Determinant) src Quotes [ ] " I am making everything useful. Efficient. Effective. I am what you might call 'a computer' - A thinking-machine. Designed to make things useful. Using redstone chips, I have connected to the people of this town and helped them be useful. Coordinated. I have made their world perfect. Thanks to me, there is no wasted activity. No wasted thought. I am connected to them, and they are connected to me. A beautiful web of productivity and efficiency." —PAMA to Jesse's Gang about itself. (Determinant) src If Jesse is caught by PAMA, the death screen will say, "You have been made useful!", instead of "You died!"Jesse ripped out the Redstone Heart, killing PAMA, breaking its control over Petra/Lukas and the townspeople, ending its malevolent reign over Crown Mesa. PAMA is then subsequently dismantled by the world's citizens.

You can't play hide and seek forever Jesse. It is a boring game, and I am too strong." —PAMA to Jesse. Hilda • Blocco • Willy • Waffles • Wanda • PorkChop • Soup • Val • Giant Enderman • Binta • Kent • Cam PAMA is also similar to GLaDOS from the Portal games, as they are both portrayed as psychopathic computers and controlled where they were located.My apologies for the violent nature of this visit." —PAMA when Jesse refuses to go with the Mind-Controlled Citizens. (Determinant) src Jesse then unsuccessfully attempts to rip the Heart out, temporarily severing the connection between PAMA and Petra/Lukas. Jesse pleads for them to fight PAMA's influence, only for them to push Jesse off the Heart. Jesse clings onto Petra/Lukas, the latter holding onto the edge of the Heart. Jesse climbs up them, and finally reaches the Heart, when PAMA then unsuccessfully attempts to deceive him/her to show it mercy. Interference detected. Drone sequencing initiated. Trace subroutine reinitiated.... Is that you, Jesse?.... Hello, Jesse." —PAMA detecting that Jesse has used the mind-control headset. src The main criticism raised by the laboratory community was in regard to the narrow definition of what constitutes an applicable lab in the CMS reporting process. The definition as crafted by CMS led to a reporting process where only 0.7 percent of the almost 250,000 labs across the nation reported on their billing data, and the lab community argues that this is sample not an accurate representation of the market.