# Effective accelerationism

Record: term-eacc · Type: term · Edition: 0.20.0 · Evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15

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Dataset pointer: `/glossary/0`. Reviewed: 2026-09-15.

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## Publication dates and source age

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Newest dated source: 2023-11-27. Assessed at this edition’s evidence cutoff: 2026-09-15. 18-month boundary: 2025-03-15.

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## /summary

A movement favoring faster technological growth and opposing centralized restraint. Its claim that acceleration leads to better outcomes is a philosophical position, not a demonstrated safety guarantee.

Claim: claim-term-eacc-1a5192ba3d7825ca26b24a72. Annotation: synthesis.

[eacc-definition](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/what-the-f-is-eacc) · [eacc-tenets](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/repost-notes-on-eacc-principles-and)

## /definition

A movement that treats technological growth, markets and the expansion of intelligence as paths to a better future. Its early writers oppose attempts to centrally slow that process.

Claim: claim-term-eacc-1e4c26398ee834b2e16dc7b8. Annotation: synthesis.

[eacc-definition](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/what-the-f-is-eacc) · [eacc-tenets](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/repost-notes-on-eacc-principles-and)

## /placement

Points toward faster development. That does not give every participant the same belief about catastrophic risk.

Claim: claim-term-eacc-25f52a21ad9f2e54a62ed1b2. Annotation: editorial.

[eacc-tenets](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/repost-notes-on-eacc-principles-and)

## /distinction

Broader techno-optimism does not imply e/acc membership. Its thermodynamic arguments do not establish that AI is safe. Buterin offers a counterpoint: profit alone does not automatically select beneficial directions for technology.

Claim: claim-term-eacc-09422ce4d5c74cb753a9bb98. Annotation: synthesis.

[eacc-tenets](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/repost-notes-on-eacc-principles-and) · [dacc-original](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/11/27/techno_optimism.html)

## Source provenance

### eacc-definition

[what the f\* is e/acc](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/what-the-f-is-eacc)

e/acc newsletter · First-hand source (primary) · Published: 2022-12-26 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Movement self-description. Participants need not share a single risk estimate.

No archive check recorded.

### eacc-tenets

[Notes on e/acc principles and tenets](https://effectiveaccelerationism.substack.com/p/repost-notes-on-eacc-principles-and)

e/acc newsletter / BasedBeffJezos and bayeslord · First-hand source (primary) · Published: 2022-10-31 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Date belongs to the repost. Read as a movement's own philosophical claims, not independent scientific validation. Includes adversarial usage of decel.

No archive check recorded.

### dacc-original

[My techno-optimism](https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/11/27/techno_optimism.html)

Vitalik Buterin · First-hand source (primary) · Published: 2023-11-27 · Material last read: 2026-09-15 · Verification: read

Read scope is described in the source note.

Read via the author's eth.limo site because vitalik.ca did not load. Introduces defensive, differential and decentralization-focused acceleration. Used for ideas, not a new placement of the author.

No archive check recorded.