"Predicting the future?!" Both Betty and the Magic Goddess were instantly intrigued. Gods capable of predicting the future were exceedingly rare, and they had never expected Roger to possess such authority as well!
At the same time, they were deeply curious about how Roger intended to predict the future... and why it had anything to do with all that data?!
It was unbelievable!
"Yes, predicting the future." Roger nodded slightly. "The essence of collecting data is prediction. By gathering and analyzing massive amounts of data, one can make predictions, then pursue targeted, correlated, and systematic development to achieve a particular predicted outcome. In other words, as long as my Magic Net holds more and more data, I will be able to calculate the developmental paths of individuals and groups. Once this ability reaches a certain level, it will condense into an authority, which will in turn strengthen that ability, ultimately allowing me to predict the future."
In his previous life, many scientists in the field of computing had discovered that once big data reached a certain stage, it could predict the future. Many internet companies already used it to recommend information to users, especially advertisements. Some apps for food delivery and ride-hailing had also begun to show a faint prototype of it. Of course, it was only a tiny beginning, still very far from true success.
In Engineering Cybernetics, and even in its predecessor, Machine Cybernetics, there was a viewpoint: through the analysis of massive amounts of data, one could direct the operation of an entire nation, ensuring that the production of every industrial and agricultural product matched demand exactly. The whole society would operate like a precision instrument, perfectly... Without question, achieving such a state was, in a sense, also a form of prediction.
Based on this idea, Roger