Book talk - 'The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)'

Artificial intelligence, far from being an unstoppable force, is irrevocably shaped by human decisions – choices made to date by the ownership class that steers its development and deployment. In The Means of Prediction, Maximilian Kasy explains the fundamental principles on which AI works, and, in doing so, reveals that the real conflict isn’t between humans and machines, but between those who control the machines and the rest of us.

In this book talk, Kasy will discuss the book's framework both for understanding AI’s capabilities and for designing its public control, and its compelling case for democratic control over AI objectives as the answer to mounting concerns about AI’s risks and harms.