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. --- More on Carissa: ⁠https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/carissa-veliz-2/⁠ Find the book: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Prophecy-Prediction-Future-Ancient-Oracles/dp/0385550979⁠ Want a discount for Big Technology on Substack + Discord? Here’s 25% off for the first year: ⁠https://www.bigtechnology.com/subscribe?coupon=0843016b⁠ 0:00 Prediction Everywhere 1:12 Future Isn’t Written 2:27 Resume Filter Trap 3:56 Agency Pushback 10:48 Bank Risk Debate 16:05 Kafkaesque Systems 19:25 Oracle vs AI 20:16 Flood Prediction 28:54 Justice Prediction 41:54 Prediction Markets