Ethicist Carissa Véliz: The Future Doesn't Get Predicted, It Gets Produced
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-09-16
Oxford ethicist Carissa Véliz publishes a new piece, "The Future Doesn't Get Predicted — It Gets Produced," responding to recent scary tech predictions. Her argument: rather than passively accepting deterministic forecasts, we should plan and articulate the technologies and society we want — or be planned and narrated by others.
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