Véliz, Carissa - Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI

From an award-winning University of Oxford professor comes a brilliant, urgent new look at prophecies—the 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. Véliz has an expansive and insightful voice on the page, guiding us toward a wiser, more humanistic view of the role predictions should play in modern life. HOW PREDICTION SHAPES EVERYTHING: Algorithms and AI are only part of a much broader picture that Véliz presents that ranges from data-fudging researchers and fashion forecasters to insurance companies and international finance. Véliz has received numerous honours and awards, including the Herbert A. Simon Award for Outstanding Research in Computing and Philosophy from the International Association of Computing and Philosophy, and the Committed Optimist Award (previous award winners include the Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebady and Noam Chomsky).