A Trilogy by David Kerrigan
The future requires wisdom, not just innovation.
AI, longevity and the infrastructure beneath them are each unlike anything humanity has faced. Together they form one shift: our power to remake mind, body and world is outrunning our ability to govern it. Here are Three volumes on how we catch up.
mētis μῆτις noun · ancient Greek
Practical, adaptive wisdom. The cunning intelligence that reads a changing situation and acts well within it.
In myth, Metis was the Titan goddess of wisdom and the mother of Athena. In this series, she is the counterweight to Prometheus: the judgement that has to travel with every new fire we steal.
MIND | BODY | WORLD
Three Volumes. One Convergence.
VolUME I | The Mind
The Opaque Machine
Complexity, Agency and the Unstable Interface
AI is unlike any technology before it. Not a tool we build, but an ecosystem we cultivate and do not fully understand. A new way of thinking about what we are making.
VOLUme II | The BODY
The Chronos Conundrum
Convergence, Longevity and the Governance of Time
Credible longevity science is arriving. Who gets the extra time, who pays for it, and what it does to work, family and power when human lifespan becomes something we can price.
Read them in order or start with the domain that matters most to you. Each volume stands on its own.
Volume III | The WORLD
The Atlas Burden
Resources, Sovereignty and the Infrastructure of Survival
Every digital dream has a physical invoice. The energy, minerals, grids and political order that AI and longevity depend on, and what survival really requires.
From the Metis Manifesto
“Metis is what Prometheus requires if the fire is not to consume the world.”
Between reckless acceleration and futile prohibition lies a third path. The manifesto sets out why we need it, and what it demands of us.
Volumes I-III IN ONE
The Collector’s Edition
The complete trilogy in a single 800-page full-colour volume.
The silicon of AI, the DNA of engineered biology and the RESOURCES of global infrastructure, read as one argument.
Free Sampler
Start with the first chapter of each volume
Keynotes
Bring the Long View to your main stage
A 45–60 minute keynote on the convergence of AI, longevity and infrastructure, and why practical wisdom is now the scarcest resource.
For conferences, leadership offsites and policy audiences.
About The Author
David Kerrigan is a technology futurist, author of NINETEEN books and an international keynote speaker. His books have been recommended reading on Stanford Continuing Studies courses on AI and autonomous vehicles.
The Metis Imperative is his most ambitious work: a long-view companion to his practical guides on AI for executives, merchants and everyday life.