Claim · 2023-12-14 · publication · Stated in source · Supported

Torres's article of 2023 names Andreessen and quotes the opening claim of his essay "Why AI Will Save the World".

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‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopia → cites → Why AI Will Save the World

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Claim and evidence

‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopiacites ↓Why AI Will Save the World

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Date: 2023-12-14 · publication Records dated 2023 →

Scope and limitsTorres refers to "one of his manifestos"; the quoted words match the essay of June 2023 recorded in this collection, but the passage does not give its title.

The evidence 01

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‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopia

Truthdig (truthdig.com), December 14, 2023 · 2023-12-14

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Source excerpt

“Marc Andreessen, declares in one of his manifestos that he is "here to bring the good news: AI will not destroy the world, and in fact may save it."

Location in source Paragraph on existential risk

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Machine-checked · 2026-11-01

Source details and check notes

Authors: Émile P. Torres
Version: Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 5624a3674be9f4a4dcc1ddae556715540383436644ccbf87d6432673c49f163a). Current Truthdig page dated Dec 14, 2023, byline Émile P. Torres.
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Accessed: 2026-10-31
Language: English (en)
Attribution: Émile P. Torres, “‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopia”, 2023-12-14.
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Check notes: Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (29 words) matched the text retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31. Matching ignored differences of whitespace, case, quotation marks, dashes and Unicode compatibility forms, so the source’s typography can differ. A cross-family machine check (2026-11-01, item 140) re-read the source and agreed that the passage names the earlier text or author. No human editorial review.

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Date. Truthdig page dated Dec 14, 2023.

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