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podcast_episode / Apr 14

The Tech Humanist Show: Designing for Dignity: Privacy, AI Ethics, and Democracy with Dr. Carissa Véliz

<p>What’s at stake when our personal data becomes a tool of power?</p> <p>In this episode, Dr. Carissa Véliz explores how privacy shapes democracy, technology, and our day-to-day lives—asking what ethical guardrails are needed as AI and digital surveillance expand.</p> <p>Topics Covered:</p> <p>The primal importance of privacy<br>Personal data as a toxic asset <br>Privacy as a collective good <br>Examples of data re-identification risks <br>Power dynamics in data and surveillance <br>AI ethics and governance <br>Differences in global AI policy <br>Links between privacy, surveillance, and democracy <br>So...

podcast_episode / Apr 14

Speaking Out of Place: Bullshit and Infinity: Why AI Cannot Predict Anything: A Conversation with Carissa Véliz

<p>Today I have the immense pleasure of talking with Carissa Véliz, an associate professor at the University of Oxford, about her new book, Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future—from Ancient Oracles to AI.  Linking this work to her previous book, Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data, Véliz writes: “ surveillance and prediction are digital technology’s original sins.”</p><p>In our wide-ranging discussion, we talk about how both massive and intrusive invasions of privacy at all levels of society and false claims to be able to predict...

article / Apr 14

Carissa Veliz's Posts | Practical Ethics

Written by Carissa Véliz Dr Carissa Véliz, Oxford Uehiro Centre research fellow, has recently published a provocative article in the Harvard Business Review ...

article / Apr 14

Latest articles | Proton

We caught up with Carissa Véliz on the dangers of the data economy and the simple steps anyone can take to protect their privacy. Jul 22, 2021. Opinion. This is ...