Bankless Tech Acceleration vs Deceleration: e/acc vs. d/acc debate | Erik Torenberg & Haseeb Qureshi
Apr 24, 2024
Erik Torenberg, founder of Turpentine Media, and Haseeb Qureshi, GP at Dragonfly and effective altruism advocate, engage in a riveting debate on the pace of technological advancement. They discuss the implications of accelerationism versus decelerationism, especially regarding AI's future. Qureshi advocates for caution and regulation, while Torenberg champions rapid progress. The conversation tackles the risks of AI, ethical dilemmas, and the role of effective altruism in shaping technological governance.
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Effective Altruism Origins
- Effective Altruism (EA) originated in universities around 2011, focusing on rigorous ethical philanthropy.
- It broadened to include AI risk as a major cause area, predating current AI advancements.
Long-Termism and Effective Accelerationism
- Long-termism in EA considers future generations' well-being, including through venture bets on high-impact areas like AI.
- Effective Accelerationism (EAC) emerged, advocating for accelerating AI despite potential risks.
EAC Manifesto and Co-option
- The Effective Accelerationism (EAC) manifesto, written by Beth Jezos, promotes entropy and a post-human future.
- EAC has been co-opted as a pro-tech, libertarian movement, but its original form was anti-humanist.
