Philosopher Carissa Véliz Questions Why We're Told the AI Future Is Inevitable
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-08-20
Philosopher Carissa Véliz discusses society's over-focus on AI and the virtual world in a podcast episode. She argues that the obsession with predicting the future stems from human anxiety about uncertainty, and the narrative that the AI future is inevitable is constructed rather than a certainty.
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