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Torres's article of 2023 reports Verdon's argument that increasingly powerful technologies should be built because the universe, driven by the laws of thermodynamics, "wants" it, and argues that the argument derives what ought to be the case from what is the case. Copy claim link
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Date 2023-12-14 · publication Records dated 2023 → Role Contesting Register (kind of text) Nonfiction Engagement Engages a premise. Disputes the inference from a thermodynamic account of the universe to an obligation to accelerate technology and AGI. Scope and limits Torres reports Verdon's argument in Torres's own words (a relay) before answering it; the passage on the "will of the universe" is Torres's summary, not Verdon's text. The article's characterisations of persons are not recorded.
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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 “Verdon's conclusion is that we must lean into the "will of the universe," building increasingly powerful technologies and eventually colonizing the entire cosmos because this is what the universe — driven by the fundamental laws of thermodynamics — "wants." Location in source Paragraph beginning "Verdon's conclusion is that we must lean into"
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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. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-31 Language English (en) Attribution Émile P. Torres, “‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopia”, 2023-12-14. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (37 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. Torres's summary of Verdon (relay). No human editorial review. primary source Supports the claim
‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopia ↗ Truthdig (truthdig.com), December 14, 2023 · 2023-12-14
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Source excerpt “What is the case is also what ought to be the case, a fallacy that any undergraduate philosophy student will immediately recognize.” Location in source Same paragraph
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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. Canonical address Open the canonical source ↗ Accessed 2026-10-31 Language English (en) Attribution Émile P. Torres, “‘Effective Accelerationism’ and the Pursuit of Cosmic Utopia”, 2023-12-14. Reuse No open redistribution licence asserted. Bibliographic metadata, editorial paraphrases and short attributed quotations (at most 50 words each). Recheck terms before wider redistribution. Check notes Candidate pack passage, machine succession, scale and acceleration (research/heterodox-thought). The quotation (22 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. No human editorial review. Status and meaning Editorial status. Machine-checked . Machines found this record and checked it against its sources; no person accepted it individually. Each evidence record above shows how it was checked.
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