Are We Too Obsessed With AI Predictions? — With Carissa Véliz

Carissa Véliz is an Oxford philosopher and the author of Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI. Véliz joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss whether society has become dangerously naive about prediction as AI systems shape decisions around jobs, loans, justice, surveillance, and war. Tune in to hear a debate about predictive algorithms, generative AI, prediction markets, and whether forecasts are actually tools of knowledge or instruments of power. We also cover privacy, policing, protest anonymity, flood prediction, and why humor might be one of the best defenses against a prediction-obsessed world. --- Enjoying Big Technology Podcast? Please rate us five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ in your podcast app of choice. More on Carissa: Find the book: Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Are We Too Obsessed With AI Predictions? — With Carissa Véliz is an episode from Big Technology Podcast by Alex Kantrowitz.

This episode is 54:53 long.

This episode was published on Apr 22, 2026.

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