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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

A declaration or statement by Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, dated 16 October 2023. The a16z.com page reads "Posted October 16, 2023".

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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto Andreessen Horowitz (a16z.com) · published 2023-10-16 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-31 (SHA-256 783ed3b4aa1cdfba0c6c8b7df94047fdb732386c55fd07964367668df8281072). a16z.com page "Posted October 16, 2023", as served on 2026-10-31.

Earliest located use of the name “accelerationism” in Machine succession, scale and acceleration: propositions in located texts, 1979–2026 for W08 Accelerate rather than restrain →

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Machine succession, scale and acceleration: propositions in located texts, 1979–2026 →2 records on this document

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Accelerate rather than restrainAndreessen's manifesto of 16 October 2023 states that any deceleration of AI will cost lives and that it believes in "accelerationism", which it defines as the conscious and deliberate propulsion of technological development.2023-10-16 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Accelerate rather than restrain: propositions page →

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Capital or the techno-economic process as machine intelligenceAndreessen's manifesto of 16 October 2023 states that the market economy is a form of intelligence and calls the combination of technology and markets the "techno-capital machine", a term it attributes to Nick Land.2023-10-16 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Capital or the techno-economic process as machine intelligence: propositions page →

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