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Host Manoush Zomorodi interviews Professor Brendan Dwyer, Philosopher Carissa Véliz, and Journalist Simone Stolzoff about our societal obsession with predictions and the dangers of mistaking forecasts for facts.
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How predictions took over our lives
Published 12 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Granted, the technology is different, but the political role is not. Predictions are often power plays in disguise. They justify value-laden decisions under the pretense of facts. Better understanding prediction matters more than ever because we're relying on forecasting more than ever with AI. And based on how we talk about prediction, we're being much too naive about it. But AI is science, you might think. It's cutting-edge technology, right? Well, it depends on the kind of AI and how we use it. AI can be a great technology to make predictions about molecules in the search for new antibiotics. […]
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