Self-Help Expert Mark Manson Creates App to Bridge A.I.’s Mental Health Gap

Ten years after publishing The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, bestselling author and blogger Mark Manson is turning to A.I. to tackle some of his audience’s toughest life questions. He recently co-founded Purpose, an A.I.-powered mentor designed to deliver practical life advice—something Manson says most general chatbots, like ChatGPT, aren’t built to do.

Manson is also known for Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope and for co-authoring Will with actor Will Smith, a memoir chronicling...