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Profecía / Prophecy [9791387600631]

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Overview

Un ensayo para reflexionar sobre los peligros de los nuevos oráculos que dominan nuestra era.

«De los oráculos y horóscopos a los algoritmos, de los dados a los datos: cómo intentamos predecir el futuro y los riesgos de la seguridad que anhelamos. Carissa Véliz lo explica con una inteligencia abrumadora y un humor irónico que desnuda a los emperadores».Irene Vallejo

El lugar místico y mágico que tuvieron los oráculos, los astrólogos y todo tipo de adivinadores en la Antigüedad hoy lo ocupan los algoritmos. Desde nuestras finanzas o la atención médica hasta las noticias, las redes sociales y los productos que consumimos, vivimos rodeados de pronósticos que influyen en cada una de nuestras decisiones y nos generan una falsa sensación de seguridad.

En este ensayo, la filósofa y profesora de la Universidad de Oxford Carissa Véliz muestra cómo la confianza ciega en las predicciones —ya sean humanas o digitales— nos vuelve vulnerables a los estafadores y al autoengaño. A partir de la medicina, el clima, la estadística, la inteligencia artificial e incluso la vida cotidiana, la autora desmonta los mitos que rodean los oráculos modernos —más datos no siempre significan mejores resultados, la IA puede aumentar los riesgos en lugar de reducirlos— para llegar a una inevitable conclusión: una sociedad libre no necesita más predicciones, sino una mejor preparación.

En este iluminador ensayo, Carissa Véliz nos invita a cuestionar el poder de quienes aseguran saber lo que ocurrirá. Porque la promesa de la predicción no es conocer el futuro, sino controlar a los demás.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

“Lively. . . . Rousing. . . . Prophecy—roving, intelligent, irreducibly idiosyncratic—can expand our sense of possibility, starting now.” —The New York Times Book Review

Tech empires are the prophets of the modern day, and like the ancient oracles and medieval astrologers that preceded them, they're not in it for the common good—they're in it for power. Award-winning University of Oxford professor Carissa Véliz brilliantly argues why we must reclaim that power, and shows us how.

“A masterpiece. . . . The most important book you will read for years.” —Roger McNamee, New York Times bestselling author of Zucked


For thousands of years, oracles, seers, and astrologers advised leaders and commoners alike about the future. But predictions are often power plays in disguise, obfuscating accountability and stripping individuals of their agency. Today we face the same threat of powerful prophets but under a new facade: tech.

Not only do modern predictions made by tech companies advise on war, industry, and marriages, but artificial intelligence also now determines whether we can get a loan, a job, an apartment, or an organ transplant. And when we cede ground to these predictions, we lose control of our own lives.

Drawing on history’s cautionary tales and modern-day tech companies’ malfeasance—from surveillance and biased algorithms to a startling lack of accountability—Carissa Véliz demonstrates that big tech’s prophecies are just as shallow, dangerous, and unjust as their ancient counterparts’. What she uncovers in the process is chilling. Artificial intelligence is increasing risk in business and society while creating a false sense of security. In this incisive, witty, and bracingly original book, Véliz contends that the main promise of prediction is not knowledge of the future but domination over others. Powerful people use predictions to determine our future. Prophecy is an invitation to defy those orders and live life on our own terms.

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Details

Author:
Carissa Véliz
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
10/20/2026
ISBN-13:
9791387600631
Pages:
456
Publisher:
PRH Grupo Editorial

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