{"product_id":"ai-from-first-principles-patricia-rojas-de-lo-monaco-9798245982311","title":"AI from First Principles: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It Matters for Leaders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAI from First Principles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It Matters for Leaders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtificial intelligence is no longer a future technology. It is already influencing decisions about customers, credit, risk, pricing, hiring, and services, often at a scale no human can oversee directly. Yet many executives and board members still struggle to explain what AI actually is, how it works, who remains accountable when something goes wrong, and why responsibility never shifts to the technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAI from First Principles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e cuts through the hype to provide a clear, practical explanation of artificial intelligence for leaders. It explains how modern AI systems differ from traditional software, why probabilistic systems behave differently, and how responsibility and governance must be designed into AI-enabled organisations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than focusing on algorithms or coding, the book treats AI as part of a wider decision-making system, combining data, machine learning models, rules, workflows, human oversight, and external platforms. It shows how AI informs and automates decisions at scale, why fluent outputs can conceal real risk, and why accountability never transfers to the technology itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on real-world experience from highly regulated industries, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAI from First Principles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA practical definition of artificial intelligence for leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difference between rules-based systems, machine learning, and generative AI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow AI reshapes decision-making at organisational scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy risk, bias, and hallucinations occur in practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat regulators and auditors expect from AI-enabled organisations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow platform power and vendor dependency create strategic risk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe questions boards and executive teams should be asking now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eClear, concise, and grounded in organisational reality, this book gives leaders the mental models, language, and frameworks they need to govern AI responsibly, without becoming technologists themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is not a book about building AI. It is a book about leading in an AI-enabled world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSenior leaders and executives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard members and non-technical decision-makers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone responsible for AI governance, risk, or strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Rojas de Lo Monaco,Joe Madigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245982311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Patricia Rojas de Lo Monaco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997414306047,"sku":"9798245982311","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ai-from-first-principles-patricia-rojas-de-lo-monaco-9798245982311","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}