Mansfield Park and the Ethics of AI

Just Because You Can Automate Something...

Jane Austen · 1 June 2026

“Selfishness must always be forgiven, you know, because there is no hope of a cure — especially in venture capital.”

A morally serious examination of artificial intelligence, automation, responsibility, and the uncomfortable possibility that technical capability may not always align with ethical wisdom.

Contents

1. Chapter 1: The Automation Proposal
2. Chapter 2: Sir Thomas Invests in Machine Learning
3. Chapter 3: Fanny Raises Mild but Serious Concerns
4. Chapter 4: The Catastrophic Demo

Published by Austenpunk, the distinguished imprint for engineers who believe that every production incident would be improved by a stronger sense of narrative irony.

This essential volume combines literary feeling, technical anxiety, and just enough documentation to suggest that somebody once understood the system.