{"product_id":"drift-why-ai-systems-fail-and-the-architecture-of-control","title":"DRIFT: Why AI Systems Fail — and the Architecture of Control","description":"Most discussions of AI failure focus on outputs.\nThis is the wrong place to look.\nSystems do not fail because they produce incorrect responses.\nThey fail because they are allowed to act without proving that their internal state is valid.\nModern AI systems can generate outputs that are linguistically correct, contextually appropriate, and internally consistent—while being grounded in invalid assumptions.\nNothing in their architecture requires them to demonstrate that their state is admissible before execution.\nThis book defines that failure structurally.\nIt introduces a model based on identity, frame, coherence boundaries, externally anchored reference, and admissibility enforced at the execution boundary.\nIt shows how systems drift—not suddenly, but through small, compounding deviations that remain undetected because evaluation occurs at the level of output instead of state.\nAnd it demonstrates why:\nA system that can act without demonstrating valid state is not controlled.\nThis is not a prompt engineering problem.\nIt is not a model accuracy problem.\nIt is an architectural problem.\nUntil admissibility is enforced prior to execution, failure is not an edge case.\nIt is inevitable.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0GZ339S3C\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0GZ339S3C.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ciappa, Christopher S\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44452922359869,"sku":"BVV.B0GZ339S3C.G","price":16.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0GZ339S3C-0.jpg?v=1793913791","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/drift-why-ai-systems-fail-and-the-architecture-of-control","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}