e/acc
A techno-philosophical movement popular in Silicon Valley that advocates accelerating technological development—particularly AI—rather than imposing barriers. It holds that technological acceleration is the optimal path to solving human problems and opposes excessive regulation or efforts to slow AI development.
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Part of the core controversy in AI safety regulation discussions stems from the conflation of two different dimensions of 'safety': the safety of AI systems themselves (safety) and safety at the national security level (security)
The mainstream sentiment in Silicon Valley over the past few years has been "accelerate everything" (e/acc).
e/acc (effective accelerationism) is a Silicon Valley ideology advocating for AI to advance at full speed.
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Part of the core controversy in AI safety regulation discussions stems from the conflation of two different dimensions of 'safety': the safety of AI systems themselves (safety) and safety at the national security level (security)
80%Unverifiede/acc (effective accelerationism) is a Silicon Valley ideology advocating for AI to advance at full speed.
60%UnverifiedThe mainstream sentiment in Silicon Valley over the past few years has been "accelerate everything" (e/acc).
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