Humans move downstream in algorithmic decisions

The "human in the loop" is increasingly a legal and PR fig leaf rather than a genuine safety mechanism.

• –Software now performs the primary classification and narrowing of possibilities, which fundamentally biases the human reviewer before they even begin.
• –Institutional burnout and the sheer volume of algorithmic output force humans into "clerk" roles, rubber-stamping machine judgments to keep pace.
• –The shift to machine-first decision-making hollowing out accountability in high-stakes fields like healthcare, hiring, and insurance.
• –Constant algorithmic stimulation creates a "flattened" public mind that reacts with numbness to extraordinary events, as the brain's alarm system never stops firing.