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3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jan 25, 2023 by Yann LeCun · across every show →

Everything said about prediction, oldest first

Jan 25, 2023

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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.”

Yann LeCun Jan 25, 2023 ▶ 38:52 Is ChatGPT A Step Toward Human-Level AI? — With Yann LeCun, Meta Chief AI Scientist

Apr 22, 2026

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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.”

Carissa Véliz Apr 22, 2026 ▶ 1:50 Are We Too Obsessed With AI Predictions? — With Carissa Véliz

Apr 22, 2026 negative

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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.”

Carissa Véliz Apr 22, 2026 ▶ 28:31 Are We Too Obsessed With AI Predictions? — With Carissa Véliz

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