effective accelerationism

The name is a play on effective altruism and accelerationism, which both form the basis of effective accelerationism.

effective accelerationism (uncountable)

1. A philosophical movement that supports the development of artificial intelligence being accelerated as much as possible for the good of humanity.
   • 2023 July 28, Hasan Chowdhury, “Get the lowdown on 'e/acc' — Silicon Valley's favorite obscure theory about progress at all costs, which has been embraced by Marc Andreessen”, in Business Insider‎, New York, N.Y.: Insider Inc., →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 July 2023:

     The ideas of effective accelerationism appear to have their genesis in the theories of Nick Land, a British philosopher who lectured at the University of Warwick and has come to be known as the father of the broader accelerationism movement. ¶ The more formalized e/acc idea has taken shape on Twitter and through Substack newsletters since 2022.

   • 2023 October 22, Danny Forts, “Silicon Valley tells the ’decels’ to stand aside for the AI revolution”, in The Times‎, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 October 2023:

     On the face of it, "effective accelerationism", as it has been dubbed, would be easy to dismiss. It is a belief system that has emerged, mostly online, over the past 18 months to proselytise for unbridled, urgent technological advance, while railing against anything that gets in its way.

   • 2023 October 17, Janus Rose, “Major Tech Investor Calls Architect of Fascism a 'Saint' in Unhinged Manifesto”, in VICE‎, archived from the original on 2023-11-07:

     Critics and AI experts have regularly noted the influence of effective accelerationism in the tech industry, and warned of the dangers of letting its proponents maintain control of tech development.

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