How Effective Accelerationism Divides Silicon Valley w/ Émile Torres
Tech Won't Save Us
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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.
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The podcast is produced by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.
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