Carissa Véliz
@carissaveliz.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Author of #Prophecy (forthcoming April 2026) and #PrivacyIsPower (An Economist Book of the Year). Keynote Speaker. Posts about #privacy, #AIethics, #philosophy, #philtech
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“This is a #book that will make you see the world quite differently—while also eliciting gasps of recognition. Passionate, erudite and punchy, #Prophecy will linger long in the memory.”
—Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com, author of The Data Detective
—Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com, author of The Data Detective
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
“This is a #book that will make you see the world quite differently—while also eliciting gasps of recognition. Passionate, erudite and punchy, #Prophecy will linger long in the memory.”
—Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com, author of The Data Detective
—Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com, author of The Data Detective
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Reviews: "A masterpiece. (...) Delightfully written, refreshingly original, and masterfully argued for, Prophecy lifts the veil on our forecasting practices. Prophecy is the most important book you will read for years.”
Roger McNamee @moonalice.com , NYT bestselling author of Zucked
Roger McNamee @moonalice.com , NYT bestselling author of Zucked
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Reviews: "A masterpiece. (...) Delightfully written, refreshingly original, and masterfully argued for, Prophecy lifts the veil on our forecasting practices. Prophecy is the most important book you will read for years.”
Roger McNamee @moonalice.com , NYT bestselling author of Zucked
Roger McNamee @moonalice.com , NYT bestselling author of Zucked
Drumrolls, please! I’m thrilled to share the cover for my forthcoming #book from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Drumrolls, please! I’m thrilled to share the cover for my forthcoming #book from @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
(Penguin Random House), #PROPHECY. This is the best book I’ve written: the boldest, the most innovative, the most personal. I have poured my soul into it like never before. 1/
A #book has been brewing. It’s been taking shape among the spires of Oxford, the coffee shops of Madrid, and the libraries of Paris. It is the best, boldest, most honest, and most personal book I’ve written thus far. And I can’t wait to tell you more about it. Stay tuned. More to come next week.
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 AM
A #book has been brewing. It’s been taking shape among the spires of Oxford, the coffee shops of Madrid, and the libraries of Paris. It is the best, boldest, most honest, and most personal book I’ve written thus far. And I can’t wait to tell you more about it. Stay tuned. More to come next week.
"Ethical due diligence should become as routine as financial due diligence. Before asking how large a technology might become, we should ask what kind of behaviour it incentivises, what dependencies it creates, and who it leaves behind." #AIEthics
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AI Regulation is Not Enough. We Need AI Morals
"The challenge of our time is to keep moral intelligence in step with machine intelligence."
time.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"Ethical due diligence should become as routine as financial due diligence. Before asking how large a technology might become, we should ask what kind of behaviour it incentivises, what dependencies it creates, and who it leaves behind." #AIEthics
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The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
November 8, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!
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This #databrooker business must be stopped.
FYI @carissaveliz.bsky.social
This #databrooker business must be stopped.
FYI @carissaveliz.bsky.social
Precise Locations of EU Officials Retrieved Through Data Brokers
Phone location data, collected under the guise of ad tracking, can be used to precisely track the movements of millions in the EU.
cyberinsider.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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This #databrooker business must be stopped.
FYI @carissaveliz.bsky.social
This #databrooker business must be stopped.
FYI @carissaveliz.bsky.social
"In any given week, 0.15 percent of users “indicate potentially heightened levels of emotional attachment to ChatGPT”
More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s 1.2 million people developing a potentially unhealthy bond to a chatbot" #AIEthics
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More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s 1.2 million people developing a potentially unhealthy bond to a chatbot" #AIEthics
www.platformer.news/openai-menta...
OpenAI maps out the chatbot mental health crisis
Millions of people are sending messages to ChatGPT each week suggesting emotional dependence or plans for self-harm, the company says. Will an updated model protect them?
www.platformer.news
November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"In any given week, 0.15 percent of users “indicate potentially heightened levels of emotional attachment to ChatGPT”
More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s 1.2 million people developing a potentially unhealthy bond to a chatbot" #AIEthics
www.platformer.news/openai-menta...
More than 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. That’s 1.2 million people developing a potentially unhealthy bond to a chatbot" #AIEthics
www.platformer.news/openai-menta...
"The ubiquity of #surveillance in the age of encryption is a policy choice. The reason [most] companies don’t encrypt our data so that they can’t use it against us is because they don’t have to. Congress hasn’t updated American consumer #privacy law since 1988"
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The internet was made for privacy
And unmade by regulators.
doctorow.medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"The ubiquity of #surveillance in the age of encryption is a policy choice. The reason [most] companies don’t encrypt our data so that they can’t use it against us is because they don’t have to. Congress hasn’t updated American consumer #privacy law since 1988"
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A fascinating and, as ever, thought - provoking conversation with @carissaveliz.bsky.social by @kateoneill.bsky.social
Give it a listen - it's absolutely worth it and will only take 30 minutes of your time:
www.thetechhumanist.com/2025/10/30/d...
Give it a listen - it's absolutely worth it and will only take 30 minutes of your time:
www.thetechhumanist.com/2025/10/30/d...
Designing for Dignity: Privacy, AI Ethics, and Democracy with Dr. Carissa Véliz – The Tech Humanist Show
www.thetechhumanist.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A fascinating and, as ever, thought - provoking conversation with @carissaveliz.bsky.social by @kateoneill.bsky.social
Give it a listen - it's absolutely worth it and will only take 30 minutes of your time:
www.thetechhumanist.com/2025/10/30/d...
Give it a listen - it's absolutely worth it and will only take 30 minutes of your time:
www.thetechhumanist.com/2025/10/30/d...
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New episode: Dr. @carissaveliz.bsky.social on why privacy is power — and how to build AI that protects dignity and democracy.
Listen:
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#TheTechHumanistShow #PrivacyIsPower #AIEthics
Listen:
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#TheTechHumanistShow #PrivacyIsPower #AIEthics
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New episode: Dr. @carissaveliz.bsky.social on why privacy is power — and how to build AI that protects dignity and democracy.
Listen:
www.thetechhumanist.com/2025/10/25/d...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
open.spotify.com/show/1NSOUmN...
#TheTechHumanistShow #PrivacyIsPower #AIEthics
Listen:
www.thetechhumanist.com/2025/10/25/d...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
open.spotify.com/show/1NSOUmN...
#TheTechHumanistShow #PrivacyIsPower #AIEthics
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Roomba should have been a warning.
Man Alarmed to Discover His Smart Vacuum Was Broadcasting a Secret Map of His House
One man's robot vacuum was constantly communicating with its manufacturer, sending a detailed 3D map of his house halfway across the world.
futurism.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Roomba should have been a warning.
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«La acusación de que si te preocupan las prácticas éticas es que estás en contra de la tecnología es pura retórica [...]. Hay que diseñar mejor la tecnología para que respete los derechos humanos».
@carissaveliz.bsky.social sobre el abuso de poder en la era de las tecnologías digitales.
@carissaveliz.bsky.social sobre el abuso de poder en la era de las tecnologías digitales.
🎙️Carissa Véliz: «No es coincidencia que esta pérdida de democracia se dé al mismo tiempo que el auge de la tecnología digital». #EntrevistasEthic
Carissa Véliz: «No es coincidencia que esta pérdida de democracia se dé al mismo tiempo que el auge de la tecnología digital» | Ethic
Para Carissa Véliz, doctora en Filosofía y profesora de Ética en la Universidad de Oxford, la privacidad es poder.
ethic.es
October 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
«La acusación de que si te preocupan las prácticas éticas es que estás en contra de la tecnología es pura retórica [...]. Hay que diseñar mejor la tecnología para que respete los derechos humanos».
@carissaveliz.bsky.social sobre el abuso de poder en la era de las tecnologías digitales.
@carissaveliz.bsky.social sobre el abuso de poder en la era de las tecnologías digitales.
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"What is it to track something if it's not to surveil it?"
Leverhulme Fellow @carissaveliz.bsky.social highlights that to digitise is to surveil and how privacy can save your life.
🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/how-pr...
Leverhulme Fellow @carissaveliz.bsky.social highlights that to digitise is to surveil and how privacy can save your life.
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Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"What is it to track something if it's not to surveil it?"
Leverhulme Fellow @carissaveliz.bsky.social highlights that to digitise is to surveil and how privacy can save your life.
🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/how-pr...
Leverhulme Fellow @carissaveliz.bsky.social highlights that to digitise is to surveil and how privacy can save your life.
🎬 media.leverhulme.ac.uk/video/how-pr...
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"Privacy is important because it protects us from possible abuses of power. That makes it essential for both personal freedom and democracy. Without privacy, fundamental pillars of democracy like investigative journalism, attorney-client privilege, and fair elections fail"
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Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
"Privacy is important because it protects us from possible abuses of power. That makes it essential for both personal freedom and democracy. Without privacy, fundamental pillars of democracy like investigative journalism, attorney-client privilege, and fair elections fail"
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📢 NEW: EPIC published a new report today that examines how state Attorneys General are advancing privacy enforcement across the U.S. (2020–2024).
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
State Attorneys General & Privacy: Enforcement Trends, 2020-2024
epic.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
📢 NEW: EPIC published a new report today that examines how state Attorneys General are advancing privacy enforcement across the U.S. (2020–2024).
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
220+ cases. 35 letters. 20 investigations.
Read more: epic.org/state-ag-pri...
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How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | Great TEDx by @carissaveliz.bsky.social | www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | Great TEDx by @carissaveliz.bsky.social | www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
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How privacy can save your life. Great and hugely important talk by @carissaveliz.bsky.social
Watch it using this privacy-enhanced embed. To maximise privacy with this player, make sure you're not logged into YouTube in the browser you use to watch.
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How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
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October 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
How privacy can save your life. Great and hugely important talk by @carissaveliz.bsky.social
Watch it using this privacy-enhanced embed. To maximise privacy with this player, make sure you're not logged into YouTube in the browser you use to watch.
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Incredible work by @lighthousereports.com (@gabrielgeiger.bsky.social and colleagues). Grateful to the investigative journalists who inform us. First Wap, a #surveillance company has "built a globe-spanning phone tracking empire, operating in the shadows"
www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
Surveillance Secrets
Trove of surveillance data challenges what we thought we knew about location tracking tools, who they target and how far they have spread
www.lighthousereports.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Incredible work by @lighthousereports.com (@gabrielgeiger.bsky.social and colleagues). Grateful to the investigative journalists who inform us. First Wap, a #surveillance company has "built a globe-spanning phone tracking empire, operating in the shadows"
www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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🔥🔥🔥
Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
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A short but powerful talk by @carissaveliz.bsky.social about the dangers of digitizing everything and the importance of #privacy for democracy and freedom. (If you haven't read "Privacy is Power" yet, you should.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A short but powerful talk by @carissaveliz.bsky.social about the dangers of digitizing everything and the importance of #privacy for democracy and freedom. (If you haven't read "Privacy is Power" yet, you should.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
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Very important!
Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Very important!
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Dirás que no tienes nada que esconder que merezca la pena y que no vas a pagar por todo, total a cambio de unos datos que "no son importantes".
Realmente te va tu democracia en ello 👇
Realmente te va tu democracia en ello 👇
Very nice to see my TEDx Porto talk is out! How #privacy can save your life. For more on privacy, get the #book - Privacy Is Power. #AIEthics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSPR...
How privacy can save your life | Carissa Véliz | TEDxPorto
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Dirás que no tienes nada que esconder que merezca la pena y que no vas a pagar por todo, total a cambio de unos datos que "no son importantes".
Realmente te va tu democracia en ello 👇
Realmente te va tu democracia en ello 👇