Prediction Machines

The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence

By: Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb

Narrated by: LJ Ganser

"What does AI mean for your business? Read this book to find out." (Hal Varian, Chief Economist, Google)

Artificial intelligence does the seemingly impossible, magically bringing machines to life - driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI will bring can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In the face of such uncertainty, many analysts either cower in fear or predict an impossibly sunny future.

But in Prediction Machines, three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this single, masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and show how basic tools from economics provide clarity about the AI revolution and a basis for action by CEOs, managers, policy makers, investors, and entrepreneurs.

When AI is framed as cheap prediction, its extraordinary potential becomes clear: Prediction is at the heart of making decisions under uncertainty. Our businesses and personal lives are riddled with such decisions. Prediction tools increase productivity - operating machines, handling documents, communicating with customers. Uncertainty constrains strategy. Better prediction creates opportunities for new business structures and strategies to compete.

Penetrating, fun, and always insightful and practical, Prediction Machines follows its inescapable logic to explain how to navigate the changes on the horizon. The impact of AI will be profound, but the economic framework for understanding it is surprisingly simple.

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©2018 Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb (P)2018 Audible, Inc.

Excellent SWOT analysis of AI

This well narrated book offers a great point and counterpoint of artificial intelligence from a technological and social science perspective that informs and provokes important and relevant thought.

Unlock the Future

C-suite executives and strategy teams, it's time to transform your decision-making process. Dive into "Prediction Machines" by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb, a groundbreaking exploration of AI's impact on business strategy. This book demystifies AI, showing how prediction technology can streamline operations, optimize resource allocation, and enhance strategic planning.

AI, Economics and You

As a technology professional I recommend this book to both the technical savvy and the curious. Prediction machines are too ubiquitous for us not to be more familiar with their peril and their promise.

super timely and relevant for new tech today

introduced me to how AI works, how its trained, and economic factors and tradeoffs to consider. I learned a lot from this book.

The economist view is sharp as usual.

This was a quick listen and provided a clear, high level point of view
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