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