{"product_id":"prophecy-prediction-power-and-the-fight-for-the-future-from-ancient-oracles-to-ai-hardcover","title":"Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarissa Veliz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lively. . . . Rousing. . . . \u003ci\u003eProphecy\u003c\/i\u003e--roving, intelligent, irreducibly idiosyncratic--can expand our sense of possibility, starting now.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTech empires are the prophets of the modern day, and like the ancient oracles and medieval astrologers that preceded them, they're not in it for the common good--they're in it for power. Award-winning University of Oxford professor Carissa Véliz brilliantly argues why we must reclaim that power, and shows us how. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A masterpiece. . . . The most important book you will read for years.\" --Roger McNamee, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eZucked\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor thousands of years, oracles, seers, and astrologers advised leaders and commoners alike about the future. But predictions are often power plays in disguise, obfuscating accountability and stripping individuals of their agency. Today we face the same threat of powerful prophets but under a new facade: tech. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot only do modern predictions made by tech companies advise on war, industry, and marriages, but artificial intelligence also now determines 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on history's cautionary tales and modern-day tech companies' malfeasance--from surveillance and biased algorithms to a startling lack of accountability--Carissa Véliz demonstrates that big tech's prophecies are just as shallow, dangerous, and unjust as their ancient counterparts'. What she uncovers in the process is chilling. Artificial intelligence is increasing risk in business and society while creating a false sense of security. In this incisive, witty, and bracingly original book, Véliz contends that the main promise of prediction is not knowledge of the future but domination over others. Powerful people use predictions to determine our future. \u003ci\u003eProphecy\u003c\/i\u003e is an invitation to defy those orders and live life on our own terms.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarissa Véliz\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford. Her first book, \u003ci\u003ePrivacy Is Power\u003c\/i\u003e (Melville House) was an \u003ci\u003eEconomist \u003c\/i\u003ebook of the year and has been published in seven languages. Her academic work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Harvard Business Review, Nature, AI \u0026amp; Society, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe American Journal of Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. She is the author of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press) and the editor of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eOxford Handbook of Digital Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.27 x 9.52 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337043337581,"sku":"9780385550970","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/kIEUiLC3Px9780385550970.webp?v=1778922908","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/prophecy-prediction-power-and-the-fight-for-the-future-from-ancient-oracles-to-ai-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}