accelerationism

əkˌsɛləˈreɪʃənɪzəm

Definition

Definition of accelerationism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

political theorybelief that accelerating capitalism will hasten its self-destruction

Accelerationism argues that speeding up capitalism's processes will lead to its collapse.

radical change

TECH.

philosophy advocating for rapid technological and social change

TECH.

Some futurists embrace accelerationism to push society towards a post-capitalist future.

futurism

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effective accelerationism

a movement supporting fast AI growth for humanity's benefit

Effective accelerationism aims to speed up AI development safely.

Origin of accelerationism

English, acceleration (increase in speed) + -ism (doctrine)

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e/acc

abbr.

abr: effective accelerationism

belief that technology should be used for progress

Examples of accelerationism in a sentence

Accelerationism is a controversial topic in political discussions.
Accelerationism argues that technological progress should be sped up.
Critics of accelerationism worry about its potential societal impacts.

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French:accélérationnisme, ...
German:Akzelerationismus, ...
Italian:accelerazionismo, ...
Spanish:aceleracionismo, ...
Portuguese:aceleracionismo, ...
Chinese:加速理论, ...
Japanese:加速主義, アクセラレーショニズム, ...
Arabic:تسريعانية, تسريعية, ...
Hebrew:אַקְסֶלֶרַצְיוֹנִיזְם, תָּאוּצָנוּת, ...
Russian:акселерационизм, ...
Ukrainian:акселераціонізм, філософія прискорення, ...
Hindi:त्वरणवाद, त्वरणवादिता, ...
Bengali:ত্বরান্বিতবাদ, ...
Catalan:acceleracionisme, filosofia de l'acceleració, ...
Czech:akceleracionismus, směr prosazující urychlení technologického a společenského vývoje, ...
Danish:accelerationisme, accelerationsfilosofi, ...
Dutch:versnellingstheorie, versnellingsdenken, ...
Greek:επιταχυντισμός, φιλοσοφία της επιτάχυνσης, ...
Hungarian:akceleracionizmus, ...
Khmer:ទ្រឹស្តីនយោបាយដែលជឿថាការពន្លឿនមូលធននិយមនឹងធ្វើឱ្យវាវិនាសដោយខ្លួនឯងកាន់តែលឿន, ទស្សនវិជ្ជាគាំទ្រការពន្លឿនការផ្លាស់ប្តូរបច្ចេកវិទ្យា និងសង្គម, ...
Korean:가속주의, 가속철학, ...
Persian:شتاب‌گرایی, فلسفه شتاب, ...
Polish:akceleracjonizm, filozofia przyspieszenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):aceleracionismo, ...
Romanian:teoria accelerării, filosofia accelerării, ...
Swedish:accelerationism, accelerationsfilosofi, ...
Thai:ลัทธิเร่งกระบวนการ, ปรัชญาเร่งรัดการเปลี่ยนแปลง, ...
Turkish:hızlandırmacılık, ivmecilik, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa tăng tốc, triết lý tăng tốc, ...

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