{"product_id":"the-human-computer-ivan-daunis-9798218902490","title":"The Human Computer: What Automation Teaches Us about Surviving AI","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1880, \"computers\" were people-thousands of them, mostly women, performing complex calculations by hand at places like Harvard Observatory. When electronic computers arrived, experts predicted catastrophic unemployment. They were wrong. Those human computers became the first programmers, systems analysts, and software engineers. They didn't compete with machines-they directed them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pattern is repeating. And most people are responding with the same fear that proved unfounded before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvan Daunis has spent over 30 years navigating wave after wave of technological disruption-from the early web era through cloud computing, big data, machine learning, and now generative AI. He currently leads agentic AI development at a Fortune 500 company, building the very systems that headlines warn will eliminate jobs. He's seen what actually happens when automation arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis conclusion? AI won't replace humans. It will replace humans who don't adapt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Human Computer\u003c\/em\u003e distills three decades of adaptation into a practical playbook. You'll discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe historical pattern that predicts what's coming-and why the doomsayers are wrong again\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFour skills that remain irreplaceable no matter how capable AI becomes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to position yourself as the human who directs the machines, not competes with them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical frameworks for building an \"automation-proof\" career\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a software engineer, knowledge worker, or anyone whose job involves thinking for a living, this book offers both reassurance and a concrete plan. The question isn't whether you'll survive this transition-it's what you'll build with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivan Daunis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218902490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Slavinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Ivan Daunis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743075709183,"sku":"9798218902490","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-human-computer-ivan-daunis-9798218902490","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}