The concept of mer is often associated with the idea of animism, which holds that everything in the world has a spirit or soul, including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects.

In some Native American cultures, the mer is seen as something that can be shared or transferred between individuals or even between species.

For example, a person might take on some of the mer of an animal they have hunted and killed, or a shaman might seek to acquire the mer of a particular plant or mineral to use in healing ceremonies or other rituals. Mer is deeply interconnected with the natural world and with the cycle of life and death. It is seen as something that can be both powerful and dangerous, and is often treated with great respect and reverence.

Mer.ai is a collective where we explore through provocations and prototypes how AI could be our mer. A body for betterment.