Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Author of Prophecy ("Witty and surprising...intelligent" - NYT) and Privacy Is Power (An Economist Book of the Year). TED Speaker. Posts about #privacy, #AIethics, #philosophy, #philtechhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mqwedg7jsk26Check out Milo Phillips-Brown latest paper on algorithmic neutrality. Algorithms wield power unfairly, and much has been said about algorithmic fairness. In contrast, algorithmic neutrality has been largely neglected. What is it? Is it possible? #AIEthics https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00048402.2026.269703118 Jul 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwedg7jsk26https://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mqqu7xyfo224A perfect illustration of the mechanism I explore in #Prophecy: surveillance at the service of #prediction. Papa John's is surveilling your grocery shopping to predict when you're low on food and more likely to order pizza... https://www.adexchanger.com/tv/papa-johns-can-predict-when-your-fridge-is-empty/16 Jul 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqqu7xyfo224https://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mqkgetvpmk2k#Prophecy, spotted in the wild by a kind reader in River House Books in Carmel California! #book13 Jul 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqkgetvpmk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mqbqn4e5k22lIt's not OK to wear smart glasses around other people. It's not cool. It's creepy, disrespectful. It pollutes the public sphere with the oppression of surveillance. It puts the onus on non-Glassholes; that's not asking for consent. https://www.vogue.com/article/do-smart-glasses-have-a-surveillance-problem10 Jul 2026 08:37 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbqn4e5k22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mpdzilynwk22¡Qué suerte y qué privilegio! Irene Vallejo sobre “Profecía”: “El futuro no se prescribe: se escribe.” Gracias @irenevalmore.bsky.social 🙏 #libros https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-28/el-ultimo-misterio.html28 Jun 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdzilynwk22https://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mpbgkidu6222"The most promising thing is that people really care about #privacy. Poll after poll shows it. They’re angry about how technology companies are unleashing new technologies recklessly, without accountability." By @daniel-solove.bsky.social https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/ai-privacy-laws-data-26d9769f27 Jun 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbgkidu6222https://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mpbdgxlb2222Qué lujo y qué honor que nada menos que Antonio Muñoz Molina haya leído y recomiende Profecía, y que muestre su relevancia para entender a profetas contemporáneos. Wow. "En un libro muy bien escrito sobre el negocio y el fraude de la predicción..." https://elpais.com/opinion/2026-06-27/el-vestuario-del-adivino.html27 Jun 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpbdgxlb2222https://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mpazycpr5c2h"Technology and social media promised to bring us together, but more often it feels like they siphon each of us into a solitary lifestyle, and it’s hurting us.” Bookstores are filling a social void. Go for the social event, stay for the #books? https://lithub.com/a-bookstore-boom-in-a-time-of-literacy-decline/27 Jun 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpazycpr5c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mpazdgrrek2h“Boards that have treated AI ethics as a reputational question will have to treat it as a litigation risk, faster than most of them currently expect.” #AIEthics #BusinessEthics https://www.ft.com/content/64fc2514-c545-49d6-afd4-5c49426824c6?syn-25a6b1a6=127 Jun 2026 08:15 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpazdgrrek2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mp7mw4uor22hIf you study #philosophy, not only might you have a job (despite your parents' worries), but you might even have an *interesting* job! "In 2024 (...) 7% of those who had studied computer science were unemployed, against just 5.1% of philosophers." https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/06/24/why-big-ai-labs-are-hiring-so-many-philosophers26 Jun 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7mw4uor22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mozjo55bck2wMy ambassador at the UN bookshop in Geneva, spotted by two kind readers! #Prophecy #books #authors24 Jun 2026 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozjo55bck2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mozj42jv4k2t#Prophecy, in excellent company, spotted in the wild at the Zurich airport by a kind reader. #books #authors24 Jun 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mozj42jv4k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3movbacl4vc2wThanks, @daniel-solove.bsky.social! "In her new book, #Prophecy, Véliz provides a sophisticated account of attempts at prophecy, including today’s AI algorithmic predictions. Her #book is highly engaging and filled with great anecdotes and examples." https://danielsolove.substack.com/p/privacy-ai-and-tech-works-worth-your https://danielsolove.substack.com/p/privacy-ai-and-tech-works-worth-your@daniel-solove.bsky.social22 Jun 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3movbacl4vc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mougm2dzz22b#Prophecy, spotted in the wild by a kind reader in #Vancouver. #books #authors22 Jun 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mougm2dzz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mos7zyoxac2wYou might think that AI is the topic of our time, but it's not. Prediction is. "Carissa Véliz (...) argues that data should always be regarded as a human artefact and that predictions tend to be downstream from power." #Prophecy https://www.ft.com/content/b1f417eb-f120-4e3f-8c85-6db3013c33ee?syn-25a6b1a6=121 Jun 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mos7zyoxac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3momuozrv2s2o¿Estás en #Valencia esta noche? ¡Ven a la UCV a las 19:00! Hablaremos de espías, profetas y comediantes. #Profecia @debatelibros.bsky.social https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=JmFkptqw2UqtEc5j6W65WWS6WNRo2xdOliYTRBBNaLBUNFpCUTRDUFo1S1BZTTVBSkxVWVlIRk1RRy4u&route=shorturl19 Jun 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3momuozrv2s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mokrfn7qyk2u¿Estás en #Barcelona esta noche? ¡Ven al Cercle d’Economia a las 7pm! Júlia Pareto y yo vamos a hablar sobre quién controla el futuro, y los usos y abusos de la predicción, desde oráculos hasta inteligencia artificial. https://cercledeconomia.com/lang-es/pag/agenda/?id=23070&t=-quien-controla-el-futuro-sobre-los-usos-y-abusos-de-la-prediccion-algoritmica18 Jun 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokrfn7qyk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mohrz6scts2v¿Estás en #Madrid esta noche? Ven con nosotros a las 7pm a la @frdelpino.bsky.social para hablar de espías y profetas. ¿Qué es una predicción y quién controla el futuro? https://frdelpino.es/conferencia/carissa-veliz/17 Jun 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohrz6scts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mohrz6scts2v¿Estás en #Madrid esta noche? Ven con nosotros a las 7pm a la @frdelpino.bsky.social para hablar de espías y profetas. ¿Qué es una predicción y quién controla el futuro? https://frdelpino.es/conferencia/carissa-veliz/17 Jun 2026 07:27 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohrz6scts2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mohrrezajk2v¿Estás en Madrid ahora mismo? Ven a Comillas dignum-comillas.github.io https://dignum-comillas.github.io/17 Jun 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohrrezajk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mofqhejkhc2aHonoured to see #Prophecy featured in the @financialtimes.com Best summer #books of 2026! Thank you! https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/d55ad169-da4b-412e-a79c-1a1bdd01eaec16 Jun 2026 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mofqhejkhc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/carissaveliz.bsky.social/post/3mobmqabvjc2lEsta semana tengo la inmensa suerte de compartir el escenario con la increíble @irenevalmore.bsky.social para hablar sobre Profecía y el futuro el 16 de junio a las 7pm en la Fundación Telefónica en #Madrid. ¡Apúntate! @debatelibros.bsky.social https://espacio.fundaciontelefonica.com/evento/carissa-veliz-tech-society/14 Jun 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:2quih4dvgzqsa5ih4o7oi5zh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobmqabvjc2l