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Prophecy: Prediction, Power, And The Fight For The Future, From Ancient Oracles To Ai
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From An AwardWinning University Of Oxford Professor Comes A Brilliant, Urgent New Look At PropheciesThe Predictions That Determine Our Lives, From Our Personal Finances And The Quality Of Our Healthcare To The News And Social Media We Consume And The Products Foisted Upon Us.TodayS Computer Scientists Play The Same Role As The Oracles Of The Ancient World And The Astrologers Of The Middle Ages. Modern Predictions Not Only Advise On War, Crop Output, And Marriages, But Algorithms And Statisticians Also Now Determine Whether We Can Get A Loan, A Job, An Apartment, Or An Organ Transplant. And When We Cede Ground To These Predictions, We Lose Control Of Our Own Lives.In This Powerful, Refreshing New Look At The Many Ways Prediction Shapes Our Everyday Lives, University Of Oxford Professor Carissa Vliz Explains How Putting Too Much Stock In Others Predictions Makes Us Vulnerable To Charlatans, Con Artists, Dubious Technology, And SelfDeception. Examining A Wide Range Of Subjects Both Personal And Societal, Including Medicine, Climate, Technology, Society, And Others, Vliz Uncovers A Number Of Insights: Predictions About Humans Tend To Be SelfFulfilling; More Data DoesnT Guarantee Better Outcomes; Ai Is More Likely To Increase Risk Than Decrease It; And A Free And Robust Society Requires Not More Prediction, But Better Preparation.Vliz Argues In This Incisive And Bracingly Original Book That The Main Promise Of Prediction Is Not Knowledge Of The Future, But Rather Power Over Others. Prophecy Is An Invitation To Defy Those Orders And Live Life On Our Own Terms.
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