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Prophecy : Prediction, Power and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI - Carissa Veliz Fiction She is a great comedienneToday's computer scientists play the same role as the oracles of the ancient world and the astrologers of the Middle Ages. Modern predictions not only advise on war, crop output, and marriages, but algorithms and statisticians also now determine 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. In this powerful, refreshing new look at the many ways