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Carissa Véliz

338 trust researcher @carissaveliz.bsky.social · 19,339 followers
Associate Professor at the University of Oxford. Author of Prophecy ("Witty and surprising...intelligent" - NYT) and Privacy Is Power (An Economist Book of the Year). TED Speaker. Posts about #privacy, #AIethics, #philosophy, #philtech
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Reminder: democracy depends on a commitment to truth. "South Africa withdrew its Draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy because the document cited fake research, created by AI." Similar cases have happened in the US, Australia, Canada, and EU. #AIEthics restofworld.org/…

Fact-check fail: When AI hallucinations derailing governments - Rest of World restofworld.org
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  • South Africa withdrew its Draft National AI Policy in April 2026 after at least six of 67 bibliography sources were flagged as AI fabrications.
  • Deloitte refunded $290,000 of $440,000 charged to Australia's Department of Employment and Workplace Relations for a report with fabricated academic references.
  • EU cybersecurity agency ENISA admitted 26 of 492 footnotes in its threat reports were incorrect.
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"The most promising thing is that people really care about #privacy. Poll after poll shows it. They’re angry about how technology companies are unleashing new technologies recklessly, without accountability." By @daniel-solove.bsky.social www.wsj.com/tech/cyberse...

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  • Daniel Solove argues in the WSJ that consumer-control privacy laws are failing because digital technologies have become too complicated for individuals to manage.
  • His fix shifts responsibility to companies whenever they create an unreasonable risk of harm through uses of data or through AI algorithms.
  • Proposed measures include rigorous data minimization, fiduciary duties, liability for negligent design, liability for harmful algorithms, and multi-stakeholder review.
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If you study #philosophy, not only might you have a job (despite your parents' worries), but you might even have an *interesting* job! "In 2024 (...) 7% of those who had studied computer science were unemployed, against just 5.1% of philosophers." www.economist.com/science-and…

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Thanks, @daniel-solove.bsky.social! "In her new book, #Prophecy, Véliz provides a sophisticated account of attempts at prophecy, including today’s AI algorithmic predictions. Her #book is highly engaging and filled with great anecdotes and examples." danielsolove.substack.com/…

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So very grateful to Dr. Joy Buolamwini (@poetofcode.bsky.social) for giving a copy of #Prophecy to Pope Leo XIV! The work of @ajlunited.bsky.social is extraordinary, and Joy's own book, Unmasking AI, is a tour de force; any work on #AIEthics would be better for citing it. #Books #authors

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