Prediction
topic on 1 show · 3 statements across 2 episodes
3 statements about Prediction, every show
Véliz: Surveillance machinery exists primarily to feed predictive AI systems
“Surveillance is important because the whole machinery of surveillance is there to feed the machinery of prediction. So these two machineries are intimately related, and that's why it matters.”
Véliz: The most impactful personal, business, and societal events are least predictable
“The most important events in your life, in your personal life, but also in your business life and in our lives as a society are the ones that are the most unpredictable.”
LeCun: Prediction and planning from forecasted consequences define intelligence
“What characterizes intelligence is the ability to predict, first of all, and then the ability to use those prediction Those predictions as a tool to plan by predicting the consequences of actions you might take. Prediction is the essence of intelligence.”