HILKE SCHELLMANN
"One of the women detoxifying the world of AI."— ELLE
THE ALGORITHM
By HILKE SCHELLMANN
Based on exclusive information from whistleblowers, internal documents, and real-world test results, Emmy-award-winning Wall Street Journal contributor Hilke Schellmann delivers a shocking and illuminating expose on the next civil rights issue of our time: how AI has already taken over the workplace and shapes our future.
PRESS COVERAGE
“THE BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF WINTER 2024.”
— Jeff Somers, BookBub
“It’s a striking indictment of AI’s flaws and misuses.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A stunning portrait of the misuse of technology in the workplace, this book is a must-have for general business collections.”
— Jennifer Michaelson, Booklist
“WHAT TO READ IN 2024.”
— Financial Times
ENDORSEMENTS
“In The Algorithm, Hilke Schellmann has done the impossible: she has rendered the baffling ‘Wild West’ of AI immensely readable and approachable. Schellmann gives us the dark and hidden history of tech innovation and the marketplace through the stories of those whose lives have been smashed by its glitches.”
— Eliza Griswold, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Amity and Prosperity
“Hilke Schellmann is writing on one of the most important topics of our time – one that impacts all of us more than we realize. The book takes a balanced approach to illuminating the current state of AI in the workplace. It’s not just about incredible benefits or doomsday scenarios, but a real look into the current state of these tools, the incentive systems driving their proliferation, the mixed results they provide, and how we might ensure better outcomes. Highly recommended.”
— Ryan Fuller, former vice president for workplace intelligence at Microsoft
“The Algorithm provides a fresh, important perspective on how AI is changing many critical workplace decisions in organizations. Her research is thorough and clever, and exposes the many of problems that AI and its proponents have already created for companies and employees.”
— David Futrell, Former Senior Director of Organization Performance at Walmart
“The Algorithm is a fascinating book that explores all dimensions of AI-based recruiting, selection, assessment, and coaching. While we still don’t know where this will lead, Hilke shows us what’s going on, what’s at stake, and where this is likely to go.”
— Josh Bersin, Global Industry Analyst and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company
About HILKE
Hilke Schellmann is an assistant professor of journalism at New York University and an Emmy award winning investigative reporter holding AI accountable.
