effective accelerationism

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effective accelerationism

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

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  1. neologism, possibly, uncountable A philosophical movement that supports the development of artificial intelligence being accelerated as much as possible for the good of humanity. 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 Twitte

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中文有效加速主義 /有效加速主义 yǒuxiào jiāsùzhǔyì

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@misc{effective_accelerationism_2026,
  title = {effective accelerationism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/effective%20accelerationism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}