SOCIALLY EMBEDDED HUMAN-CENTERED AI: THE HUMAN FILTER AS ETHICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AI-MEDIATED DECISIONS UNDER PRESSURE, HIERARCHY AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINT
Human-centered artificial intelligence is usually framed as a design intention: build AI that respects human agency, oversight and wellbeing. This paper argues that intention is not sufficient. AI systems are always deployed inside social conditions — professional hierarchies, institutional rules, time pressure, bias a...