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Ari C. Mercer
The five human competencies that AI cannot replicate — and the manual for building them.
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Cleo A. Solberg
The practical guide for parents who want to shape their child's relationship with social media — before the algorithm does.
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READ ON AMAZON →The skills that will matter most in the age of AI are the ones that have always mattered most.
— from The Second Education
Every Guiding Mortals title starts with the same question: what do people urgently need to understand that no institution is teaching them well enough?
The answer changes by topic. The standard does not.
Each book is rigorously researched, carefully structured, and human-edited — with a modern workflow that uses AI as a core editorial tool. Not to produce more. To leave less that doesn't belong. The vision is human. The craft is human. The tool makes both faster and more precise.
We named ourselves after the people we write for. It seemed only honest.
More about Guiding Mortals →Ari C. Mercer
writes about human performance in the age of AI. The Second Education is a manual for the five competencies that technology cannot replicate. Ari C. Mercer is a pen name.
Cleo A. Solberg
writes about parenting in the digital age. Still in the Room is a practical guide for parents who want to shape their child's relationship with social media — before the algorithm does it for them.