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On Tuesday 19 May, 2026, at 13:00 EDT (17:00 UTC) All Tech is Human will host a webinar ‘Responsible Tech Book Talk With Carissa Véliz, Author of Prophecy‘. University of Oxford professor Carissa Véliz will be discussing her new book, ‘Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI‘. with David Ryan Polgar.
Drawing on history’s cautionary tales and modern-day tech companies’ malfeasance, the book purports that big tech’s prophecies are just as shallow, dangerous, and unjust as their ancient counterparts, and contends that the main promise of prediction is not knowledge of the future but domination over others, thus the challenge is to defy those orders and live life on our own terms.
SPEAKERS
Carissa Véliz – Associate Professor of Philosophy, Institute for Ethics in AI
David Ryan Polgar – Founder & President, All Tech Is Human
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