Barry Simpson book probes who pays when AI gets it wrong

Barry Simpson’s new book, Nobody Pays: The Algorithm Made Me Do It, is out now on Amazon and argues that AI accountability disappears when automated systems cause harm in healthcare, hiring, credit, criminal justice and content moderation. The book cross-examines five major AI systems and publishes their responses verbatim to show how liability gets pushed away from the developer, the institution and the vendor.

Why it matters: - AI systems are already influencing high-stakes decisions in healthcare, hiring, credit, criminal justice and content moderation. - When those systems fail, the book argues that responsibility often gets pushed away from the people and organizations best positioned to fix the damage. - The result is a real-world accountability gap for people harmed by automated decisions.

What happened: - Barry Simpson, an executive consultant and author, released Nobody Pays: The Algorithm Made Me Do It through Imagination Network Press. - The book is available now on Amazon in Kindle and paperback editions. - Simpson says the book examines what happens when AI systems make mistakes in five areas: healthcare, hiring, credit, criminal justice and content moderation. - Simpson also says the book focuses on current systems already deployed at scale, not hypothetical future risks.

The details: - The book argues that accountability often disappears between the developer, the company, the institution and the machine. - Simpson used a structured cross-examination method rather than only theoretical or academic analysis. - He applied twenty years of executive interrogation experience to question five AI systems: ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Grok and Perplexity. - The questioning used direct legal-style prompts about algorithmic accountability and liability. - The book says it documents the systems’ responses verbatim so readers can judge the findings themselves. - One response quoted in the book says: "If I'm systematically causing harm, I would have no way to know. The system continues." - The book frames that gap between what AI systems can say and what their architecture can change as its central argument. - Barry Simpson is also an executive consultant and outplacement specialist with twenty years of experience advising senior professionals through career and organizational transitions. - Simpson is the author of The Quiet Bargain (2025) and It's Not About You (2026). - Simpson is head of global technology at Transition Solutions, a Studley Group company, and is based in Amesbury, Massachusetts. - More information is available at nobodypays.com. - Review copies and cross-examination transcripts are available to journalists on request.

Between the lines: - The book is less a general warning about AI and more a challenge to how liability is assigned when AI-driven systems cause harm. - By questioning AI systems directly, Simpson is trying to move the debate from abstract policy claims to documented answers from the systems themselves. - The approach suggests that transparency alone may not solve accountability if no actor is clearly responsible for acting on what the systems reveal.

What's next: - Simpson is available for podcast interviews and media appearances. - Journalists can request review copies and the cross-examination transcripts. - The book’s core claim is likely to fuel more debate about who should bear legal and financial responsibility when AI systems produce harmful outcomes.