Podcast: The AI Future Isn’t Inevitable. So Why Are We Told It Is?
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-08-20
Philosopher Carissa Véliz joins The Progress Network podcast to discuss humanity's obsession with predicting the future to calm anxiety. Véliz, author of "Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI," explores predictions about artificial intelligence and questions the narrative that the AI future is inevitable.
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