When Authority Disappears Into Systems
A six-part visual series about what happens when responsibility moves from identifiable people into systems, policies and technology — and how accountability can become visible again.
Series cover
Opening image for the series, asking what happens when responsibility moves from identifiable people into systems, procedures and delegated decision-making.
First principles
A recurring pattern: direct human responsibility gives way to roles, rules, processes and technologies that can make ownership harder to trace.
The pattern now
A present-day view of responsibility spread across people, software, policy and institutional process rather than held by one clearly accountable actor.
Effects + gaps
Shows how fragmented responsibility can produce real-world consequences while leaving gaps in ownership, review and correction.
If correction fails
Explores what can follow when responsibility remains unclear and there is no reliable route to question, reverse or repair a decision.
Field map
Brings the series together in one overview, linking delegation, system behaviour, human impact, accountability and points where correction can still occur.