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TED June 9, 2026

Predictions don't just forecast the future — they shape it #TEDTalks

Summary

The analysis warns against accepting technological predictions as inevitable, as they are often manipulative speech acts designed to shut down conversation and shape the future. Citing Larry Ellison's prediction of a surveillance state as an example of an authoritarian future, the takeaway is that by questioning and defying these predictions, choosing privacy-respecting products, and recognizing predictions as speech acts that can mask injustice, we can avoid sleepwalking into undesirable futures.

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