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How Effective Accelerationism Divides Silicon Valley w/ Émile Torres
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Paris Marx is joined by Émile Torres to discuss Silicon Valley’s recent obsession with effective accelerationism, how it builds on the TESCREAL ideologies, and why it shows the divide at the top of the AI industry.
Émile Torres is a postdoctoral fellow at Case Western Reserve University. They’re also the author of Human Extinction: A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
Also mentioned in this episode:
- Emile wrote about the TESCREAL ideologies and AI extinction scaremongering.
- Timnit Gebru also did a great presentation on TESCREAL.
- Paris wrote about the religious nature of Marc Andreessen’s techno-solutionist manifesto and about Sam Altman’s (temporary) ouster from OpenAI.
- The Year In Tech livestream for Patreon supporters is on December 17 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm GMT. More details on Patreon or Twitter.
- The Information did a great profile on effective accelerationism.
- Forbes revealed the man behind the e/acc moniker Beff Jezos.
- 972 Magazine reported on Israeli’s use of AI to expand targets in Gaza.
- UK plans a “hit squad” to replace public servants with AI. Paris wrote about the threat it poses.
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Manage episode 389349133 series 2670587
Paris Marx is joined by Émile Torres to discuss Silicon Valley’s recent obsession with effective accelerationism, how it builds on the TESCREAL ideologies, and why it shows the divide at the top of the AI industry.
Émile Torres is a postdoctoral fellow at Case Western Reserve University. They’re also the author of Human Extinction: A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
Also mentioned in this episode:
- Emile wrote about the TESCREAL ideologies and AI extinction scaremongering.
- Timnit Gebru also did a great presentation on TESCREAL.
- Paris wrote about the religious nature of Marc Andreessen’s techno-solutionist manifesto and about Sam Altman’s (temporary) ouster from OpenAI.
- The Year In Tech livestream for Patreon supporters is on December 17 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm GMT. More details on Patreon or Twitter.
- The Information did a great profile on effective accelerationism.
- Forbes revealed the man behind the e/acc moniker Beff Jezos.
- 972 Magazine reported on Israeli’s use of AI to expand targets in Gaza.
- UK plans a “hit squad” to replace public servants with AI. Paris wrote about the threat it poses.
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