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An eye-opening examination of how power—not technology—will define life with AI.

Join us for a presentation of the new book, The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works, by author Maximilian Kasy.

Professor Kasy, from the University of Oxford's Department of Economics, will present his work, followed by a conversation with Professor Dani Rodrik, Faculty Co-Director of the Reimagining the Economy program at Harvard Kennedy School.

Amid growing public resignation to the idea that artificial intelligence is an inescapable and unstoppable force, author Maximilian Kasy's The Means of Prediction delivers a powerful counter-narrative. The book argues that the future of AI is not a matter of technological destiny, but one of human choice and, crucially, of power. Kasy cuts through the complex technical debates to expose the real conflict: not one between humans and machines, but between the elite few who own the "means of prediction"—the data, computing power, and expertise—and the rest of society. In his presentation, he will unpack this central thesis, revealing how AI is being shaped to serve the interests of those already in power and, most importantly, he will lay out a clear and compelling framework for how we can reclaim control through democratic oversight to ensure a more just and equitable future for this transformative technology.