The Age of Prediction
By Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher E. Mason
By Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher E. Mason
By Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher E. Mason
By Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher E. Mason
Category: Business | Science & Technology
Category: Business | Science & Technology
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$27.95
Aug 22, 2023 | ISBN 9780262047739
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Aug 22, 2023 | ISBN 9780262373197
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Praise
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“[An] ambitious new survey of how predictive algorithms are changing the world.”
—Financial Times
“The authors’ spirited dialogue illuminates their detailed survey of what predictive tech can do, from warfare to politics.”
— New Scientist
“The Age of Prediction details how predictive certainties can bring about complacency or even an increase in risks”
—Daily Kos
“A brilliant analysis of two abstractions that are increasingly shaping our lives.”
—Blogging on Business
This is a mixed review, but here is a good pull quote “an engaging overview of just how rapidly our predictive powers are expanding.”
—Law & Liberty
“[An] articulate book on how current and future artificial-intelligence algorithms will change apprehension of risk and affect human behavior.”
—Nature
Table Of Contents
Introduction vii
1 Prediction and Risk 1
2 The Complexity of Prediction 9
3 The Quantasaurus 17
4 The Trouble with Risk 39
5 New Tools of Prediction 57
6 Mortality and Its Possibilities 75
7 Crime and Privacy 97
8 The Smart Killing Machine 115
9 Predicting Performance 133
10 The Plague of Polling 151
11 Free Will, AI Jobs, and the Ultimate Paradox 167
Afterword: The Future of the Universe 183
Acknowledgments 189
Bibliography 191
Index 207
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