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Martin Poliačik is a Slovak author, critical-thinking educator and former MP who helps people work with AI while keeping their own judgement in the conversation.

Martin Poliačik is a Slovak author and educator specialising in communication, critical thinking and human–AI collaboration. A former Montessori teacher, he served for ten years in the Slovak parliament and four in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. His book, AI for Smart Humans, explores how to work with increasingly capable machines while staying involved in the thinking.

Martin Poliačik is a Slovak author, speaker and critical-thinking educator. He began in competitive debate, then coached, judged and directed the Slovak Debate Association. He studied systematic philosophy, taught at a Montessori school in Bratislava and co-founded the Academy of Critical Thinking. His experience includes ten years in the Slovak parliament, four in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and fourteen months as Deputy Director of GLOBSEC’s Kyiv office. His book AI for Smart Humans brings thinking and communication tools into everyday collaboration with AI. Written with substantial help from ChatGPT and Claude, it asks how people can benefit from increasingly capable machines while retaining their own judgement. Martin describes himself as a collector of meaningful conversations and a mover of small things.