Dr. Carissa Veliz is an author, keynote speaker, and associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford. As a naturally private person herself and in researching her own family, Carissa was lead to the philosophy of privacy…or lack thereof.
Being ‘watched’ (monitored, tracked, surveilled) almost continuously has been normalized and BigTech and our own government are working together to do it.
Carissa and Rita will discuss why you should care at all and what you can do about it.
Today’s conversation will cover privacy, data collection, Big Tech, AI, and prediction and why the future is ours to write.
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PODCAST MENTIONS:
EP 226: A Software Engineer's
Warning: what you should know about
Big Tech & Al with Doug Smith
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000777883346
Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data, Carissa Veliz
https://a.co/d/0c7JBkUZ
Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to Al, Carissa Veliz
https://a.co/d/0dbZzHHJ
Technology is not destiny.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DahRDU0MNuv/?igsh=MXFsbTFwN2t4aWRvNg==
Proton (email)
https://proton.me
China and Russia Are Behind the War on AI Data Centers, Ben Shapiro
https://youtu.be/Ug4nsMLQ0oc?is=TwRC8ciFIkNaH2ih
Something Strange:
Data Centers, Big Tech & The American Right, Rita Rogers
https://ritarogersco.com/2026/07/25/something-strange-data-centers-big-tech-the-american-right/
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