Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What happens when an AI predicts that you’ll fail?
A weather forecast can’t change whether it rains. But a prediction about a person can change how they see themselves, how others treat them, and what opportunities they receive. In hiring, lending, healthcare, and education, predictions can become self-fulfilling prophecies, bending reality toward the future they claim merely to describe.
This week on our podcast, Lavin Voices, we sat down with Lavin Exclusive Speaker Carissa Véliz, an Oxford professor of philosophy and author of Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI. In this clip, she explains why trying to predict human behavior is dangerous—and what organizations should consider before allowing AI forecasts to shape decisions.
Carissa is a leading expert on AI ethics, privacy, and technology. In brilliant, accessible keynotes, she helps leaders leverage uncertainty, defy the odds, and benefit from technology without surrendering human judgment.
Enjoyed this clip? The full episode is out now! Watch it and learn more about Carissa at the link in bio.
What happens when an AI predicts that you’ll fail?
A weather forecast can’t change whether it rains. But a prediction about a person can change how they see themselves, how others treat them, and what opportunities they receive. In hiring, lending, healthcare, and education, predictions can become self-fulfilling prophecies, bending reality toward the future they claim merely to describe.
This week on our podcast, Lavin Voices, we sat down with Lavin Exclusive Speaker Carissa Véliz, an Oxford professor of philosophy and author of Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, from Ancient Oracles to AI. In this clip, she explains why trying to predict human behavior is dangerous—and what organizations should consider before allowing AI forecasts to shape decisions.
Carissa is a leading expert on AI ethics, privacy, and technology. In brilliant, accessible keynotes, she helps leaders leverage uncertainty, defy the odds, and benefit from technology without surrendering human judgment.
Enjoyed this clip? The full episode is out now! Watch it and learn more about Carissa at the link in bio.
