EP 8: The Accelerationists

Meet the accelerationists: a rising movement that believes expediting AI development is not only inevitable but morally necessary – humanity’s best chance at transcending its limits. What happens when the world’s most powerful technologists treat AI progress as a duty rather than a danger?

THIS EPISODE FEATURES:

Olivier Oullier, Guido de Croon, Alex Williams, Reid Hoffman, Guillaume Verdon/“Beff Jezos”

LINKS:

Beff Jezos/Guillaume Verdon’s Twitter

David Sinclair’s website

Olivier Oullier’s Company

Alex Williamss is a contributor here

Reid Hoffman’s Personal Website

CREDITS:

This episode of The Last Invention was reported and produced by Andy Mills, Gregory Warner, Andrew Parsons, Megan Phelps-Roper, Matthew Boll, Seth Temple Andrews, and Ethan Mannello. It is hosted by Gregory Warner.

Music for this episode was composed by Scott Devendorf, Ben Lanz, Cobey Bienert, and Matthew Boll

Listen to the soundtrack Music From The Last Invention by Devendorf Lanz

The Last Invention artwork by Jacob Boll

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