{"product_id":"the-human-in-the-machine-david-allway-9798199613200","title":"The Human in the Machine: How to Lead When AI Runs the System","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE MACHINE HAS ENTERED THE SYSTEM. THE HUMAN MUST DECIDE WHAT THE SYSTEM IS FOR.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAI now shapes decisions in hospitals, classrooms, courtrooms, boardrooms, and public institutions. It moves faster than we can blink, processes more than we can read, and optimizes more than we can oversee. But speed is not wisdom. Optimization is not purpose. And no machine can answer the question at the center of every human system: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat are we trying to become?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Human in the Machine\u003c\/i\u003e, David Allway reveals the five invisible forces that quietly reshape institutions when AI enters the loop: \u003cb\u003eSpeed, Drift, Deference, Atrophy, and Opacity\u003c\/b\u003e. Through vivid cases from healthcare, education, justice, and industry, he shows how these forces push organizations toward outcomes no one would have chosen - and how leaders can reclaim the human advantage before harm hardens into habit.\u003cbr\u003eYou will learn: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy AI is not a tool - \u003cb\u003eit is a node\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow fast feedback loops amplify excellence or accelerate harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy judgment, presence, and purpose are now scarce resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to recognize drift and pull the organization back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to keep teams sharp in an age of cognitive offloading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to lead AI without becoming machine-like yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eEach chapter ends with a \u003cb\u003eMonday Morning action\u003c\/b\u003e - a concrete step you can take this week to strengthen your system, sharpen your people, and restore the human capacities that AI cannot replace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a book about technology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a book about \u003cb\u003eleadership when technology is everywhere\u003c\/b\u003e - and a call to every executive, clinician, teacher, judge, officer, analyst, coach, engineer, and public servant who senses that something human is being lost and knows it is their job to protect it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAI does not replace the human advantage. AI reveals it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Allway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798199613200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"David Allway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50666090889471,"sku":"9798199613200","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-human-in-the-machine-david-allway-9798199613200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}