effective accelerationism

English

Etymology

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

Noun

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^[1], 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^[2], 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^[3], 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.

Derived terms

• e/acc (abbreviation)

 

Related terms

• effective accelerationist

 

See also

• decel
• EA, effective altruism (not to be confused)

 

Further reading

• effective accelerationism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia