Philosopher Carissa Véliz on AI doom predictions: the future doesn't get predicted — it gets produced
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-09-16
Philosopher Carissa Véliz pushes back on recent AI doom claims (e.g., >10% chance of AI destroying humanity by 2030), arguing that panicking at tech executives' warnings reflects naivety about prediction history and power — especially when the speaker's company is about to go public. Her suggested response: interrogate who is making the prediction, their conflicts of interest, who benefits, and whether numbers are data or plucked from thin air. Her takeaway: the future doesn't get predicted, it gets produced.
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