Morissa Schwartz

The Human Algorithm: What AI Taught Me About Being Human

Dr. Morissa Schwartz is a Forbes 30 Under 30 media entrepreneur, bestselling author, publisher, and AI strategist with an audience of more than half a million followers across social media. Her viral content has reached hundreds of millions of people worldwide. She founded GenZ Publishing, an independent press recognized by Forbes for producing more than 20 Amazon bestsellers, primarily by authors from underrepresented groups, and Dr. Rissy’s Writing & Marketing, a certified women-owned communications firm serving authors, founders, nonprofits, and brands.

Schwartz is an Entrepreneur contributor and has written for Entertainment Weekly and HuffPost. Her work and commentary have been featured by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, TODAY, The Daily Show, Big Think, MTV, Lifetime, and Business Insider. She trains and evaluates advanced AI systems, advises organizations on human-centered AI, and teaches entrepreneurs through the Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship.

She holds a doctorate in literature and a master’s degree in corporate and public communication. She received Drew University’s Young Alumni Award, twice won its Chapman Prize in Poetry, published her first book at 17, and earned a Guinness World Records title for creating the world’s longest chain of handmade bracelets.

A sixth-generation New Jerseyan and mother, Schwartz grew up in her family’s mom-and-pop carpet store, where she learned that trust, timing, humor, and reputation shape every message. In The Human Algorithm: What AI Taught Me About Being Human, she explores what machines can reveal about creativity, attention, empathy, and the wonderfully strange art of being human.

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