The main disagreement between EA and EAC, particularly in long-termism, lies in the role of government. While EAC individuals advocate for minimal state intervention, EA long-termists recognize the need for government regulation in technologies that pose unprecedented risks to humanity and the future. This shift in thinking emphasizes the importance of mitigating existential risks as a global public good that the market cannot effectively address, leading to the conclusion that state intervention is crucial in regulating industries to prevent existential catastrophes in the future.
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.
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