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What do the story of Oedipus and your insurance premiums have in common? They are both driven by self-fulfilling prophecies. Philosopher and TED Fellow Carissa Véliz traces the hidden power of prediction, from Roman emperors who banned prophets to the AI algorithms quietly making decisions about your life right now. We tend to associate predictions with knowledge, she says, but they're actually attempts to grab power. So the next time someone tells you a specific outcome is inevitable, remember: they aren't describing the future — they're selling it.
俄狄浦斯的故事和你的保险保费有什么共同点?它们都由自我实现的预言驱动。哲学家、TED研究员卡丽莎·维利兹(Carissa Véliz)追溯了预测的隐秘力量,从禁止预言家的罗马皇帝,到此刻正悄悄决定你生活方方面面的AI算法。她指出,我们往往将预测与知识联系在一起,但实际上,预测是攫取权力的一种手段。因此,下次有人告诉你某个特定结果是不可避免的时候,请记住:他们并非在描述未来——而是在兜售它。
By 悦读烩What do the story of Oedipus and your insurance premiums have in common? They are both driven by self-fulfilling prophecies. Philosopher and TED Fellow Carissa Véliz traces the hidden power of prediction, from Roman emperors who banned prophets to the AI algorithms quietly making decisions about your life right now. We tend to associate predictions with knowledge, she says, but they're actually attempts to grab power. So the next time someone tells you a specific outcome is inevitable, remember: they aren't describing the future — they're selling it.
俄狄浦斯的故事和你的保险保费有什么共同点?它们都由自我实现的预言驱动。哲学家、TED研究员卡丽莎·维利兹(Carissa Véliz)追溯了预测的隐秘力量,从禁止预言家的罗马皇帝,到此刻正悄悄决定你生活方方面面的AI算法。她指出,我们往往将预测与知识联系在一起,但实际上,预测是攫取权力的一种手段。因此,下次有人告诉你某个特定结果是不可避免的时候,请记住:他们并非在描述未来——而是在兜售它。