{"title":"Avi Goldfarb","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our Avi Goldfarb collection, where insightful explorations into the intersection of technology and business await. Avi Goldfarb is a renowned author and expert whose work delves into the transformative power of artificial intelligence, reshaping industries and redefining business strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoldfarb's acclaimed book \u003cem\u003ePrediction Machines\u003c\/em\u003e offers a comprehensive look at how AI is emerging as a powerful new factor in business decision-making. Co-authored with Ajay Agrawal and Joshua Gans, it guides readers through the implications of AI predictions on business models and strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePower and Prediction\u003c\/em\u003e, Goldfarb continues his insightful journey, focusing on how AI not only enhances prediction capabilities but also holds the potential to change the way business operates. This book illuminates the shift from human to machine-driven predictions and its impact across various sectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGoldfarb's work is essential for anyone interested in Business \u0026amp; Entrepreneurship or Computing \u0026amp; Technology. His clear and engaging writing style makes complex concepts accessible, providing valuable insights for entrepreneurs, business leaders, and tech enthusiasts alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplore Avi Goldfarb's collection, and equip yourself with knowledge that could transform your understanding of the modern business landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"power-and-prediction-by-joshua-gans-9781647824198","title":"Power and Prediction","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisruption resulting from the proliferation of AI is coming. The authors of the bestselling \u003ci\u003ePrediction Machines\u003c\/i\u003e can help you prepare.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eArtificial intelligence (AI) has impacted many industries around the world - banking and finance, pharmaceuticals, automotive, medical technology, manufacturing, and retail. But it has only just begun its odyssey toward cheaper, better, and faster predictions that drive strategic business decisions. When prediction is taken to the max, industries transform, and with such transformation comes disruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is at the root of this? In their bestselling first book, \u003ci\u003ePrediction Machines\u003c\/i\u003e, eminent economists Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb explained the simple yet game-changing economics of AI. Now, in \u003ci\u003ePower and Prediction\u003c\/i\u003e, they go deeper, examining the most basic unit of analysis: the decision. The authors explain that the two key decision-making ingredients are prediction and judgement, and we perform both together in our minds, often without realising it. The rise of AI is shifting prediction from humans to machines, relieving people from this cognitive load while increasing the speed and accuracy of decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis sets the stage for a flourishing of new decisions and has profound implications for \u003ci\u003esystem-level\u003c\/i\u003e innovation. Redesigning systems of interdependent decisions takes time - many industries are in the quiet before the storm - but when these new systems emerge, they can be disruptive on a global scale. Decision-making confers power. In industry, power confers profits; in society, power confers control. 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The real job of artificial intelligence, argue these three eminent economists, is to lower the cost of prediction. And once you start talking about costs, you can use some well-established economics to cut through the hype.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe constant challenge for all managers is to make decisions under uncertainty. AI contributes by making knowing what's coming in the future cheaper and more certain. However, decision making has another component: judgment, which is firmly in the realm of humans, not machines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMaking prediction cheaper means that we can make more predictions more accurately and assess them with our better (human) judgment. 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But facing the sea change that AI brings can be paralysing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In the face of such uncertainty, many either cower in fear or predict an impossibly sunny future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut in \u003cem\u003ePrediction Machines\u003c\/em\u003e, three eminent economists recast the rise of AI as a drop in the cost of prediction. With this masterful stroke, they lift the curtain on the AI-is-magic hype and provide economic clarity about the AI revolution as well as a basis for action by executives, policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this new, updated edition, the authors illustrate how, when AI is framed as cheap prediction, its extraordinary potential becomes clear:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePrediction is at the heart of making decisions amid uncertainty. 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