Meaning of e/acc | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of effective accelerationism.
   abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
2. Abbreviation of effective accelerationist.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable

Examples

“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.”

“What began largely as a joke to lampoon the EA movement would quickly enshrine its polar opposite spirit: Where EA and the broader AI safety community cultivated the most extreme perspectives about slowing down and even slamming the brakes on AI development, or, as in [Dario] Amodei’s view⟳, accelerating AI development while throttling AI adoption, e/acc would elevate the maximalist view⟳ of flooring the accelerator on both.”

“Sam Altman has played digital footsie with these guys, tweeting at Beff Jezos, "You cannot outaccelerate me" and speaking to the need⟳ to "colonize space" with AGI, earning the e/accs' devotion.”

““We must steal⟳ the fire of intelligence from the gods [and] use⟳ it to propel humanity towards the stars,” a leading e/acc recently tweeted.”

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