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We just had a chance to interview Carissa Véliz, author of Privacy is Power and associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford.

We talked about how predictive AI will make a 'meritocracy' impossible, how lifelike chat bots are designed to deceive you, and the importance of privacy in the digital age. Catch the episode on our YouTube channel or your favorite podcast app now!

Carissa Véliz is an associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, a renowned author and speaker, a board member of the Proton Foundation, and a member of UNESCO's Women 4 Ethical AI.

Her new book Prophecy comes out April 21st and is now available for pre-order.

Prophecy is about how extensive use of predictive analytics is undermining our abilities to defy the odds, making systems unaccountable, and increasing risk in business and society while creating a false sense of security.

https://www.privacyguides.org/videos/2026/04/19/interview-with-carissa-veliz-author-of-privacy-is-power-and-prophecy/

#AIEthics #Data #Interview #PredictiveAI #Prophecy #PrivacyIsPower #CarissaVeliz #Privacy #OxfordUniversity #PrivacyGuides

Interview with Carissa Véliz, Author of "Privacy is Power" and "Prophecy"

We sat down with Carissa Véliz, author of 'Privacy is Power' and Oxford AI Ethics professor, to talk about how predictive AI will make a 'meritocracy' impossible, how lifelike chat bots are designed to deceive you, and the importance of privacy in the digital age.

Privacy Guides

The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment Apr 12

Lower dementia risk by cutting down on common habit

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/lower-dementia-risk-cutting-down-36989140

el Celio 🇪🇺 🇺🇦Apr 11

🌊🚢 STRAIT OF HORMUZ SHIPPING

Before the start of the war the number of ships transiting was about 100 every day, now it is, on average, 1 ship a day.

source: #IMF #OxfordUniversity

#Hormuz #StraitofHormuz #Iran #Iranwar

Unofficial PetaPixel Bot Apr 8

Darkroom Assistant’s Scrapboook Contains Unseen Photos Taken by Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton https://petapixel.com/2026/04/08/darkroom-assistants-scrapboook-contains-unseen-photos-taken-by-lee-miller-and-cecil-beaton/ #oxforduniversity #secondworldwar #photoarchive #acquisition #cecilbeaton #photoalbum #leemiller #scrapbook #worldwar2 #darkroom #Analog #vogue #News

Darkroom Assistant's Scrapbook Contains Unseen Photos Taken by Lee Miller and Cecil Beaton

It's utterly fascinating.

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Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro Apr 4

What time does the Boat Race start today? Oxford and Cambridge crews, TV channel and route map

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/04/time-boat-race-start-today-oxford-cambridge-crews-tv-channel-route-map-27842040/

The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment Apr 3

Boat Race 2026 start time, route, TV channel, full schedule and odds

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sports/boat-race-route-tv-channel-36941751

~meoralis~Mar 26

#FotoVorschlag: Eingerahmt // Framed

Das #AllSoulsCollege der University of #Oxford, eingerahmt von einem Bogengang. Offiziell heißt es 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 und wurde 1438 vom damaligen Erzbischof von Canterbury, Henry Chichele, und König Heinrich VI. gegründet, um der Opfer des Hundertjährigen Krieges zu gedenken.
Die #Uni selbst gibt es seit 1096. Sie ist die älteste im englischsprachigen Raum und die zweitälteste durchgängig betriebene #Universität der Welt nach der Universität Bologna, in der seit 1088 unterrichtet wird.
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The All Souls College of the #UniversityOfOxford, framed by an #archway. Officially known as the 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥, it was founded in 1438 by the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, Henry Chichele, and King Henry VI to commemorate those who died in the Hundred Years' War.
#OxfordUniversity, established in 1096, is the oldest #university in the English-speaking world and the second-oldest in continuous operation globally, after the University of Bologna (founded in 1088). Perhaps our most famous Bologna resident will give us a tour one day, eh @NotAHopeInHades? 😁

#college #Gothic #Gotik #architecture #Architektur #FensterFreitag #England #Doorsday

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Mar 25

At a time when most faculty at #OxfordUniversity were clergy and when promotion of #atheism was illegal, Romantic poet #PercyByssheShelley was expelled from #UniversityCollegeOxford in 1811 on #ThisDayInHistory for writing #TheNecessityOfAtheism and sending copies to the deans.