AI Ethicist Carissa Veliz's 'Prophecy' Shortlisted for FT Best Business Book Award
CarissaVeliz · x · 2026-10-06
Oxford philosopher and AI ethics scholar Carissa Veliz announced that her book Prophecy has been shortlisted for the Financial Times Best Business Books Award (BBYA26).
She described writing it as a hard and risky adventure, and said its warm reception fills her with joy. The book examines AI's predictive power and its societal implications.
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