Asha Mercer
Asha Mercer is a technologist and futurist who blends a background in computer science with training in design anthropology to translate complex AI ideas into human stories. She spent a decade building and product-managing ML systems for healthcare and civic tech before turning to writing and research full-time. Her work focuses on practical ethics, responsible AI adoption, and everyday futures — the small shifts that quietly reshape how we live and work.
On the blog she mixes hands-on explainers, scenario-driven forecasting, and interviews with engineers, policy-makers, and creatives. Expect clear technical breakdowns, skeptical optimism, and a habit of asking "who benefits?" Asha lives in Portland, cycles whenever she can, and co-hosts a short podcast called "Signals & Habits" that explores how emerging tech changes routine life. She welcomes reader questions and occasional provocations — subscribe to her newsletter for monthly deep dives and reading lists.
Asha Mercer
Asha Mercer is a technologist and futurist who blends a background in computer science with training in design anthropology to translate complex AI ideas into human stories. She spent a decade building and product-managing ML systems for healthcare and civic tech before turning to writing and research full-time. Her work focuses on practical ethics, responsible AI adoption, and everyday futures — the small shifts that quietly reshape how we live and work.
On the blog she mixes hands-on explainers, scenario-driven forecasting, and interviews with engineers, policy-makers, and creatives. Expect clear technical breakdowns, skeptical optimism, and a habit of asking "who benefits?" Asha lives in Portland, cycles whenever she can, and co-hosts a short podcast called "Signals & Habits" that explores how emerging tech changes routine life. She welcomes reader questions and occasional provocations — subscribe to her newsletter for monthly deep dives and reading lists.
