What do the story of Oedipus and your insurance premiums have in common? They are both driven by self-fulfilling prophecies. Philosopher and TED Fellow Carissa Véliz traces the hidden power of prediction, from Roman emperors who banned prophets to the AI algorithms quietly making decisions about your life right now. We tend to associate predictions with knowledge, she says, but they're actually attempts to grab power. So the next time someone tells you a specific outcome is inevitable, remember: they aren't describing the future — they're selling it.
俄狄浦斯的故事和你的保险保费有什么共同点?它们都由自我实现的预言驱动。哲学家、TED研究员卡丽莎·维利兹(Carissa Véliz)追溯了预测的隐秘力量,从禁止预言家的罗马皇帝,到此刻正悄悄决定你生活方方面面的AI算法。她指出,我们往往将预测与知识联系在一起,但实际上,预测是攫取权力的一种手段。因此,下次有人告诉你某个特定结果是不可避免的时候,请记住:他们并非在描述未来——而是在兜售它。
卡丽莎·维利兹(Carissa Véliz)是作家、主题演讲人,也是牛津大学人工智能伦理研究所的副教授。卡丽莎研究人工智能伦理、隐私、商业伦理以及公共政策,为世界各地的公司和政府提供咨询,同时,她还是质子基金会的董事会成员,以及联合国教科文组织“女性促进人工智能伦理”小组的成员。
卡丽莎著有《预言》《隐私就是力量》《隐私与监控的伦理》《牛津数字伦理手册》等专著。