The New Rules of Power

Algorithms increasingly shape what we see, think, and value—but who gets to decide how that power is used? In Trias Algorithmica: What Code Rules, AI researcher Hamilton Mann argues that algorithms wield a new kind of societal power, and makes the case for checks to keep it from concentrating unchecked. ⁠⁠ In Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI, Oxford philosopher Carissa Véliz explores how predictions—from ancient oracles to AI—can shape the future they claim to foresee, and why uncertainty helps protect our freedom. ⁠⁠ Together, the books ask how we can keep algorithmic power accountable—and our future open.

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