# 209 - Why e/acc Is Right with Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon)

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Feb 9, 2024*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/es/early-access-why-e-acc-is-right-with-beff-jezos-guillaume-verdon*

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One guest, two identities. Beff Jezos (Guillaume Verdon) is a founding father of the e/acc movement, a physicist, a quantum researcher, and the founder of an AI startup called Extropic. Beff thinks AI doomers are not only wrong, but they’re taking humanity in the worst possible direction. Growth. Acceleration. Progress. These are the core pillars of the e/acc movement. Instead of slowing down on AI progress, Beff explains why we should be speeding up. 

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## TIMESTAMPS 
0:00 Intro

7:15 Why Pseudonym

15:01 The e/acc Pil

31:54 Fume

36:25 Beff’s Beliefs

39:39 Defining e/acc

40:52 The Dangers of AI?

52:05 Why We’re Here & The e/acc Religion?

58:19 Thermodynamics & Life 

1:06:16 Maximizing Human Happiness? 

1:16:25 Forgetting Society’s Bottom Half 

1:23:00 Cancer Also Grows?

1:29:01 AI Regulation

1:33:09 Social Media’s Mistake  

1:36:30 AI Bill of Rights 

1:38:26 Domesticating AI

1:41:00 Biggest Threats Against e/acc 

1:43:43 AI Humans vs. Humans 

1:46:09 e/acc vs. Decels…Violence? 

1:49:09 Beff’s Thoughts on Crypto

1:54:36 Beff’s Company - Extropic

1:58:18 Closing & Disclaimers 

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## RESOURCES

Beff Jezos

https://twitter.com/BasedBeffJezos

Guillaume Verdon

https://twitter.com/GillVerd 

Extropic

https://twitter.com/Extropic_AI 

AI Safety Podcasts - The Decels

Eliezer Yudkowsky

https://youtu.be/gA1sNLL6yg4 

Connor Leahy

https://youtu.be/pMoVsM1EWR0

Paul Christiano

https://youtu.be/GyFkWb903aU 

Nate Sores 

https://youtu.be/Ymjb3SkElco
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