A Fractured I.T.: A Cautionary Tale of Artificial Intelligence and the Human Cost of Innovation (The Agentic AI Productivity Wave Series Book 1)

Title: A Fractured I.T.Subtitle: A Cautionary Tale of Artificial Intelligence and the Human Cost of InnovationSeries: Part of the Agentic AI & Productivity Wave SeriesArtificial intelligence was supposed to transform work. It did—but not in the way many workers expected.In A Fractured I.T., software engineer Maurice Johnson draws on more than 24 years in information technology to examine what happens when AI stops being a tool and becomes a mandate. From ATS resume filters and chatbot interviews to layoffs, reskilling pressure, and the widening gap between human judgment and automated selection, this book offers a firsthand account of a workforce in transition.Part memoir, part industry critique, and part warning, A Fractured I.T. explores OpenAI’s catalytic role in the current AI wave, the pressure automation places on engineers and job seekers, and the urgent need for ethics, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop systems.For readers interested in AI, careers, technology, and the human cost of automation, this is a candid look at the future of work from the perspective of someone living it—and it asks the question too many companies avoid: what happens when efficiency becomes more valuable than people? Read more