Alex Hartman is a writer, educator, and lifelong explainer of complicated things. With a background in communication and digital literacy, Alex has spent over a decade helping individuals and organizations understand the technologies shaping our world—without the jargon, without the hype.
Before becoming an author, Alex built a career translating complex systems for ordinary people: from teaching professionals how to navigate emerging tech to consulting on digital ethics and information design. His core philosophy is simple: if technology is going to define our era, everyone deserves a working understanding of it—not just engineers or executives.
That belief animates The Book On AI for Everyday People: The Plain-English Guide to AI in Modern Life (The Book On Publishing, 2025). Written for readers who are curious but not technical, the book demystifies artificial intelligence with the clarity of a good teacher and the calm of a trusted guide. Rather than sensationalizing the technology, Hartman strips it down to its essentials—what AI actually is, how it works, and what it’s quietly doing in your life right now.
Across its chapters, Hartman explores everything from the history of AI and the mechanics of machine learning to the ethical dilemmas of automation, surveillance, and digital bias. He walks readers through how algorithms learn, why data matters, and what it means when your phone, your job, or your government starts relying on “smart” systems. The tone is neither alarmist nor utopian—it’s grounded, balanced, and humane.
As Hartman writes in the introduction, “You don’t need to be an engineer to understand AI. You just need to know what questions to ask.” That invitation defines his work. The Book On AI for Everyday People aims to replace fear with literacy, confusion with curiosity, and passivity with agency. It’s a handbook for navigating modern life with a clearer lens—empowering readers to see the invisible systems around them and make more informed choices within them.
Hartman’s writing is part education, part cultural reflection, and part wake-up call for a society sleepwalking through the most transformative technological shift since electricity. His voice—measured but unflinching—guides readers through the noise with empathy and precision, reminding us that AI isn’t magic or menace. It’s a mirror, reflecting the data, values, and decisions we feed into it.
Beyond the page, Alex leads workshops and talks on digital literacy, ethical technology, and AI awareness, equipping audiences to think critically about the tools they use every day. When not writing or teaching, he can be found on long walks away from screens, drinking good coffee, or answering the question he loves most: “Okay, but how does that work?”
Because for Alex Hartman, clarity isn’t just a writing style—it’s a form of resistance in an age addicted to complexity.
Published by The Book On Publishing, the official publisher of The Book On Series.
