Prediction Markets? As AI takes over prediction markets, the "wisdom of the crowd" risks becoming an echo of machines.

I’ll admit something up front: the first time I opened a prediction market app, I was hooked within minutes. There was a question about whether interest rates would drop, another about which AI company would have the best model by the end of the month, and dozens more about sports, weather, and politics. Every question had a price, every price moved, an…