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Prediction Machines

Ajay Agrawal & Joshua Gans & Avi Goldfarb

The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence

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What's it about?

Prediction Machines offers one of the simplest and smartest ways to understand AI:

Artificial intelligence is really just… cheap prediction.

The authors explain that every decision we make, in business, health, marketing, logistics, finance, and daily life, depends on prediction.

So when AI makes prediction faster, cheaper, and more accurate, entire industries shift.

In this kitUP, you’ll learn:

- Why AI = powerful prediction, and how that reshapes every industry.

- The difference between prediction (done by AI) and judgment (still deeply human).

- How AI transforms decisions in medicine, finance, marketing, and operations.

- How to design your business, workflow, or career to benefit from AI instead of losing to it.

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