Oxford AI Expert: You Have No Idea What’s Coming...

In this clip, philosopher and author Carissa Véliz warns that society is blindly surrendering power to AI predictions disguised as facts. She argues that when governments, corporations and tech leaders tell us what AI “will” do to the future, they are often prescribing behaviour rather than describing reality. Comparing modern AI narratives to prophecy, Véliz explains how fear, uncertainty and convenience are being used to manufacture obedience — while powerful companies profit from shaping public expectations about work, freedom and human behaviour. She also challenges mainstream panic around AI extinction risks, arguing the real danger lies not in superintelligent machines, but in human institutions using prediction, surveillance and automation to consolidate power and avoid accountability.

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AUDIO CREDITS
Presenter–Producer: Dr. Myriam François
Guest: Carissa Veliz
Senior Producer: Sara Farolfi
Producer: Nadège Bizimungu
Assistant Producer: Poppy Jacobs
Research: Constance Creswell, Martha Missingham
Video Editor: Max Bubnov
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