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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