The Unaccountability Machine

In The Unaccountability Machine, Dan Davies explores how organizations, from corporations to governments, function as artificial intelligences that often act independently of their members' intentions, especially under stress. He examines why markets and institutions tend to produce outcomes that participants claim to oppose, shedding light on Stafford Beer's pioneering ideas in management cybernetics. Through a critical lens, Davies analyzes the consequences of ignoring these insights and considers what might have been possible if early warnings had been heeded.