Book Launched 2026

More Than Parrots,
Less Than Gods

A field guide to the human-AI partnership. How to stay relevant, valuable, and deeply human in a world that wants to automate everything.

19 Chapters
89K Words
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More Than Parrots, Less Than Gods — Back Cover
More Than Parrots, Less Than Gods — Front Cover

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What You Will Learn

Nineteen chapters organized into four clear parts.

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Part One: Understanding AI

Chapters 1–5. The Parrot Problem, The God Complex, The Partnership Model, The Skeptic's Toolkit, and The Vendor Audit.

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Part Two: Working With AI

Chapters 6–10. The Implementation Playbook, The Team Chapter, The Workflow Redesign, The Prompt Engineering Guide, and The Quality Control System.

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Part Three: Leading With AI

Chapters 11–15. The Strategy Framework, The Budget Chapter, The Ethics & Governance Guide, The Risk Assessment, and The Change Management Playbook.

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Part Four: Future-Proofing

Chapters 16–19. The Career Strategy, The Learning Roadmap, The 10-Year Forecast, and The Final Chapter: More Than Parrots, Less Than Gods.

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Glen Ansell

Author, AI Strategist, Skeptic

From the Author

I've watched AI go from academic curiosity to boardroom buzzword. I've built systems that worked and systems that failed. This book is what I wish someone had handed me five years ago — a skeptical, practical, deeply researched guide to working with AI without losing your mind or your job.

Glen Ansell is Chief Commercial and Operations Officer at Tangent Solutions, with an MSc in Research Psychology and a Harvard certificate in AI. He has spent 12+ years building AI and modeling systems across software, cloud, automation, and industrial IoT.

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Not Another Hype Book

You've read the AI books that promise utopia. You've seen the ones that predict doom. This is neither.

This is a practical, skeptical, deeply researched guide to working alongside AI — written by someone who's been building AI systems for 12+ years and still thinks most AI marketing is bullshit.

19 chapters covering strategy, ethics, implementation, and future-proofing
Numbered endnotes with verified sources — no fabricated stats
Written for business leaders, not engineers
Actionable frameworks you can use Monday morning

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