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Maximilian Kasy
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Econ prof at Oxford.

Machine learning, politics, econometrics, inequality, random reading recs.

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Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · Jun 5
💥 📚 Next step on the book journey:📚💥

"The Means of Prediction - How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)"

is now in the UChicago Press catalog, and available for pre-order online!!!

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
The Means of Prediction
An eye-opening examination of how power—not technology—will define life with AI. AI is inescapable, from its mundane uses online to its increasingly consequential decision-making in courtrooms,…
press.uchicago.edu
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jmelville.science
please don't @ me like "actually cerium is unique among the lanthanides for its +4 oxidation state"

⚗️🧪 #chemsky
A simplified, stylized periodic table of elements where large groups of elements are color-coded. Hydrogen (H) is isolated. Group 1 (alkali metals) is labeled "BOOM!". Group 2 (alkaline earth metals) is "rocks & sand & glass & stuff". The transition metals are split into sections: "the foundations of human civilization," "catalysts & superalloys," "ooh, shiny!," "expensive," and "heavy metal poisoning." Technetium (Tc) is boxed separately. The p-block is also grouped: "chips (not tasty kind)," "organic chemistry," and "useful for poisoning your husband." The noble gases are labeled "n o p e." The heaviest elements in the s-block and p-block are labeled "cancer 2" and "cancer alley," with the exception of Bismuth. The transactinides are labeled "more physics than chemistry." The bottom f-block (lanthanides and actinides) is also labeled. The lanthanides are "except for Pm these are all basically the same element," with Promethium (Pm) boxed. The actinides are labeled "rxtors & bombs" and "you probably work at Los Alamos."
November 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Extract from the introduction of "The Means of Prediction" published on Literary Hub:

lithub.com/why-big-tech...
Why Big Tech’s Abuse of Artificial Intelligence Doesn’t Need to Be Inevitable
The story of humans versus machines In the classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was released in 1968, a spaceship headed to Jupiter is equipped with an onboard computer named HAL 9000. Over ti…
lithub.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Maximilian Kasy
maxkasy.bsky.social
Just out in the New York Times:

My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...

@nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Opinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are
In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reposted by Maximilian Kasy
stone-lis.bsky.social
Happy pub day to Stone Center Affiliated Scholar @maxkasy.bsky.social! In this interview, he discusses his new book, The Means of Prediction, which offers a convincing argument for democratic control over AI’s objectives.
@uchicagopress.bsky.social
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/whos-afraid-...
Who’s Afraid of AI? Maximilian Kasy Discusses His New Book, The Means of Prediction - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Affiliated Scholar Maximilian Kasy discusses his new book, The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits), which offers a convincing argument for democratic control over AI’s objectiv...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
November 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reposted by Maximilian Kasy
nytopinion.nytimes.com
“We might hope that keeping our own data private could protect each of us from unwanted outcomes. But A.I. doesn’t need to know what you have been doing; it only needs to know what people like you have done before,” Maximilian Kasy writes.
Opinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are
In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.
nyti.ms
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Just out in the New York Times:

My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...

@nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Opinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are
In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Reposted by Maximilian Kasy
maxkasy.bsky.social
⏰ We are hiring on the junior market! ⏰

Multiple open positions at the Oxford Department of Economics:
econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...

2 positions associate professor open field, 1 position development econ.

cc @oxfordecondept.bsky.social
EJM - Econ Job Market
The automated language-translation service on econjobmarlet.org is provided free by Google Translate, a third party service. Google is wholly responsible for the translation service. Econ Job…
econjobmarket.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Some lovely first reviews of "The Means of Prediction" are out:

www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...
(by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social)

1/n
The people’s AI? | The Enlightened Economist
The title of Maximilian Kasy’s new book The Means of Prediction cleverly riffs off Marx’s concept of the means of production for th age of AI. These means, Prof Kasy argues, are data, computational…
www.enlightenmenteconomics.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
⏰ We are hiring on the junior market! ⏰

Multiple open positions at the Oxford Department of Economics:
econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...

2 positions associate professor open field, 1 position development econ.

cc @oxfordecondept.bsky.social
EJM - Econ Job Market
The automated language-translation service on econjobmarlet.org is provided free by Google Translate, a third party service. Google is wholly responsible for the translation service. Econ Job…
econjobmarket.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Maximilian Kasy
dieworkwear.bsky.social
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.

Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Reposted by Maximilian Kasy
josephcox.bsky.social
New incredible detail here: ICE says a match in its facial recognition app Mobile Fortify is a "definitive" determination of a person's status, and that this overrides birth certificates. This is an app ICE is using in the field to scan people

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee Bennie G. Thompson said in a statement “Mobile Fortify is a dangerous tool in the hands of ICE, and it puts American citizens at risk of detention and even deportation.” He also said “ICE officials have told us that an apparent biometric match by Mobile Fortify is a ‘definitive’ determination of a person’s status and that an ICE officer may ignore evidence of American citizenship—including a birth certificate—if the app says the person is an alien. ICE using a mobile biometrics app in ways its developers at CBP never intended or tested is a frightening, repugnant, and unconstitutional attack on Americans’ rights and freedoms.”
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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maxkasy.bsky.social
🚨Public service announcement:🚨
Only 2 weeks until the official launch event for "The means of prediction" on Nov 3,
incl discussion with Noam Yuchtman, music, and bar.
Get your free tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/reference-...

& your copy of the book here:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Reference Point
Reference Point is a Library, Bookshop and Bar in 180 Strand with a focus on democratising rare and inaccessible visual literature serving as a collaborative space for London's creative community. RP…
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
🚨Public service announcement:🚨
Only 2 weeks until the official launch event for "The means of prediction" on Nov 3,
incl discussion with Noam Yuchtman, music, and bar.
Get your free tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/reference-...

& your copy of the book here:
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
Reference Point
Reference Point is a Library, Bookshop and Bar in 180 Strand with a focus on democratising rare and inaccessible visual literature serving as a collaborative space for London's creative community. RP…
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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maxkasy.bsky.social
Reading rec:
📖✊🏼The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution ✊🏽📖
by David Runciman
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Insightful yet very readable discussion of political thinkers from Rousseau and Bentham to Luxemburg and Beauvoir.
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution
In this bold new follow-up to Confronting Leviathan, Da…
www.goodreads.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Reading rec:
📖🧳 A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes 🧳📖
by Anthony Bale (@realmandeville.bsky.social)
www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

Entertaining exploration of how medieval European travelers made sense of foreign lands and the world.
A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Me…
A captivating journey of the expansive world of medieva…
www.goodreads.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Reading rec:
Britains made up migrant crisis
by Daniel Finn (@DanFinn95)
jacobin.com/2025/10/brit...

Thoughtful discussion of the paradoxes of British attitudes, which became more racially inclusive and yet more xenophobic over time.
Britain’s Made-Up Migrant Crisis
Political fearmongering about the effects of immigration on the British economy doesn’t track with reality.
jacobin.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Reading rec:
📖✊🏼The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution ✊🏽📖
by David Runciman
www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Insightful yet very readable discussion of political thinkers from Rousseau and Bentham to Luxemburg and Beauvoir.
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution
In this bold new follow-up to Confronting Leviathan, Da…
www.goodreads.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Presenting today: overview and comparison of our findings in the #basicincome and #jobguarantee pilots

maxkasy.github.io/home/files/s...

Takeaway: We need both policies!
maxkasy.github.io
October 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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aaronsojourner.org
Take my money
October 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
🪅📕 The first paper copy has arrived! 📕🪅

#themeansofprediction
October 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Reading rec:
"Challenges in Statistics: A Dozen Challenges in Causality and Causal Inference"
arxiv.org/abs/2508.17099

Great overview of both the state of the art and open question in causal inference!
Challenges in Statistics: A Dozen Challenges in Causality and Causal Inference
Causality and causal inference have emerged as core research areas at the interface of modern statistics and domains including biomedical sciences, social sciences, computer science, and beyond. The…
arxiv.org
September 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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maxkasy.bsky.social
Looking forward to this week’s booktalks and discussions!

Sep 23: MIT Knight Science Journalism program
ksj.mit.edu/events/

Sep 24: Harvard Kennedy School (including discussion with Dani Rodrik)
www.hks.harvard.edu/events/book-...

Sep 25: Yale Law School
law.yale.edu/centers-work...
Law, Economics & Organization Workshop
Discover your passion
ksj.mit.edu
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
Looking forward to this week’s booktalks and discussions!

Sep 23: MIT Knight Science Journalism program
ksj.mit.edu/events/

Sep 24: Harvard Kennedy School (including discussion with Dani Rodrik)
www.hks.harvard.edu/events/book-...

Sep 25: Yale Law School
law.yale.edu/centers-work...
Law, Economics & Organization Workshop
Discover your passion
ksj.mit.edu
September 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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maxkasy.bsky.social
🎪 Official book launch party on Nov 3! 🎪
Presentation, discussion, music, and drinks at Reference.point in London.

Get your free tickets here, to reserve a slot:
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

cc @UChicagoPress.bsky.social @OxfordEconDept.bsky.social @INETOxford.bsky.social
Book Launch for The Means of Prediction by Maximilian Kasy
Maximilian Kasy in conversation with Noam Yuchtman to launch "The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)"
www.eventbrite.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
maxkasy.bsky.social
🎪 Official book launch party on Nov 3! 🎪
Presentation, discussion, music, and drinks at Reference.point in London.

Get your free tickets here, to reserve a slot:
www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

cc @UChicagoPress.bsky.social @OxfordEconDept.bsky.social @INETOxford.bsky.social
Book Launch for The Means of Prediction by Maximilian Kasy
Maximilian Kasy in conversation with Noam Yuchtman to launch "The Means of Prediction: How AI Really Works (and Who Benefits)"
www.eventbrite.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM