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Researcher

Carissa Véliz

Carissa Véliz is an associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI at the University of Oxford, where her research covers ethics and AI, moral and political philosophy, and public policy. She completed her Oxford doctorate in 2017 with a thesis on privacy, and her 2020 book Privacy Is Power was named a book of the year by The Economist. The International Association for Computing and Philosophy gave her its Herbert A. Simon Award in 2021. Her 2026 book Prophecy examines prediction from ancient oracles to AI.

Timeline

  1. 2017

    An Oxford doctorate on privacy

    She earns a philosophy bachelor's degree at Salamanca and completes her Oxford PhD in 2017 with a thesis on privacy. She then becomes a research fellow at the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and the Wellcome Centre for Ethics and Humanities.

  2. 2020

    Privacy Is Power

    She publishes Privacy Is Power in 2020, and The Economist names it a book of the year.

  3. 2021

    The Herbert A. Simon Award

    In 2021 the International Association for Computing and Philosophy gives her its Herbert A. Simon Award for outstanding research.

  4. 2024

    The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance

    In 2024 Oxford University Press publishes her book The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance, a comprehensive philosophical theory of privacy.

  5. April 2026

    Prophecy on prediction and power

    In April 2026 Doubleday publishes Prophecy, a book on prediction, power and the fight for the future, from ancient oracles to AI.

  6. As of October 2026

    An associate professor at Oxford

    In 2026 she is an associate professor at the Institute for Ethics in AI, and she is also a board member of the Proton Foundation. Her research focuses on ethics and AI, moral and political philosophy, and public policy.

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  1. On privacy - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive ora.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. Carissa Véliz - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Professor Carissa Véliz - Hertford College | University of Oxford hertford.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. Dr Carissa Véliz | Ethics in AI oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. Prophecy - Hertford College | University of Oxford hertford.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. New book by Dr Carissa Véliz explores the power of prediction from ancient oracles to AI | Ethics in AI oxford-aiethics.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  7. Carissa Véliz | Oxford Martin School oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  8. Carissa Véliz carissaveliz.com. Checked 14 October 2026.