The age of prediction : algorithms, AI, and the shifting shadows of risk /
Tulchinsky, Igor, 1966-
The age of prediction : algorithms, AI, and the shifting shadows of risk / Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher E. Mason. - xii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prediction and risk -- The Quantasaurus -- The trouble with risk -- New tools of prediction -- Mortality and its possibilities -- Crime and privacy -- The smart killing machine -- Predicting performance -- The plague of polling -- The ultimate paradox.
"The interplay between prediction and risk and role of advanced predictive technologies (biotechnology, AI, and big data) in provoking social change"-- "The Age of Prediction is about two powerful, and symbiotic, trends: the rapid development and use of artificial intelligence and big data to enhance prediction, as well as the often paradoxical effects of these better predictions on our understanding of risk and the ways we live. Beginning with dramatic advances in quantitative investing and precision medicine, this book explores how predictive technology is quietly reshaping our world in fundamental ways, from crime fighting and warfare to monitoring individual health and elections. As prediction grows more robust, it also alters the nature of the accompanying risk, setting up unintended and unexpected consequences. The Age of Prediction details how predictive certainties can bring about complacency or even an increase in risks--genomic analysis might lead to unhealthier lifestyles or a GPS might encourage less attentive driving. With greater predictability also comes a degree of mystery, and the authors ask how narrower risks might affect markets, insurance, or risk tolerance generally. Can we ever reduce risk to zero? Should we even try? This book lays an intriguing groundwork for answering these fundamental questions and maps out the latest tools and technologies that power these projections into the future, sometimes using novel, cross-disciplinary tools to map out cancer growth, people's medical risks, and stock dynamics." -- inside front jacket flap.
9780262047739 026204773X
2022016359
Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.
Predictive analytics--Social aspects.
The age of prediction : algorithms, AI, and the shifting shadows of risk / Igor Tulchinsky and Christopher E. Mason. - xii, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prediction and risk -- The Quantasaurus -- The trouble with risk -- New tools of prediction -- Mortality and its possibilities -- Crime and privacy -- The smart killing machine -- Predicting performance -- The plague of polling -- The ultimate paradox.
"The interplay between prediction and risk and role of advanced predictive technologies (biotechnology, AI, and big data) in provoking social change"-- "The Age of Prediction is about two powerful, and symbiotic, trends: the rapid development and use of artificial intelligence and big data to enhance prediction, as well as the often paradoxical effects of these better predictions on our understanding of risk and the ways we live. Beginning with dramatic advances in quantitative investing and precision medicine, this book explores how predictive technology is quietly reshaping our world in fundamental ways, from crime fighting and warfare to monitoring individual health and elections. As prediction grows more robust, it also alters the nature of the accompanying risk, setting up unintended and unexpected consequences. The Age of Prediction details how predictive certainties can bring about complacency or even an increase in risks--genomic analysis might lead to unhealthier lifestyles or a GPS might encourage less attentive driving. With greater predictability also comes a degree of mystery, and the authors ask how narrower risks might affect markets, insurance, or risk tolerance generally. Can we ever reduce risk to zero? Should we even try? This book lays an intriguing groundwork for answering these fundamental questions and maps out the latest tools and technologies that power these projections into the future, sometimes using novel, cross-disciplinary tools to map out cancer growth, people's medical risks, and stock dynamics." -- inside front jacket flap.
9780262047739 026204773X
2022016359
Artificial intelligence--Social aspects.
Predictive analytics--Social aspects.