This book reveals AI as a prediction technology directly impacting decision-making and discusses how to identify disruptive opportunities and threats resulting from AI. This study of new developments in artificial intelligence and the past history of how technologies have disrupted industries highlights the striking phase we are now in: after witnessing the power of this new technology and before its widespread adoption. While there continue to be important opportunities for businesses, there are also threats of disruption. As prediction machines improve, old ways of doing things will be upended.

The Between Times. A parable of three entrepreneurs -- AI's system future -- AI is prediction technology -- Rules. To decide or not to decide -- Hidden uncertainty -- Rules are glue -- Systems. Glued vs. oiled systems -- The system mindset -- The greatest system of all -- Power. Disruption and power -- Do machines have power? -- Accumulating power -- How AI Disrupts. A great decoupling -- Thinking probabilistically -- The new Judges -- Envisaging New Systems. Designing reliable systems -- The blank slate -- Anticipating system change -- Epilogue: AI bias and systems.