Hi, I'm Carissa Véliz

I'm a writer, keynote speaker, and associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford

Today's computer scientists play the same role as the oracles of the ancient world and the astrologers of the Middle Ages. While methods have changed, the political function of prediction has remained the same. Predictions are the arena where fights about the future take place.

"A masterpiece. Prophecy is the most important book you will read for years.”

—Roger McNamee, New York Times bestselling author of Zucked

What is privacy? Why is it important? How does it interact with democracy? And what can we do about surveillance?

"I have read a *lot* of books on privacy and the surveillance economy. This is the best I've ever found. Lovely clear writing backed by an Oxford don's intellectual firepower. Could not recommend it more. "

― Barton Gellman, author of Dark Mirror

An academic book; a comprehensive philosophical theory of privacy, including a definition of privacy (based on the idea of robustly demanding goods), an ethics of privacy (an account of both the right to privacy and privacy duties), an epistemology of privacy, and an assessment of the current state of play when it comes to privacy.

"There is no comparable philosophical work on privacy with the range and depth of Véliz’s book."

— James Wilson, Professor of Philosophy at UCL

A lively and authoritative guide to ethical issues related to digital technologies, with a special emphasis on AI. Philosophers with a wide range of expertise cover 37 topics, including: trolling and online shaming, speech on social media, fake news, and AI and existential risk.

"The book is excellent, one of the most ambitious and comprehensive works of its kinds."

— Anita Allen, Henry Silverman Professor of Law and Philosophy at UPenn