Beff Jezos, the anonymous co-founder of the effective accelerationism movement (also known as "e/acc") recently had his identity revealed by Forbes reporters. He gives the inside story to Erik Torenberg, Antonio Garcia Martinez, Dan Romero, his e/acc cofounder Bayeslord, and The Cognitive Revolution podcast host Nathan Labenz. Make informed decision for high impact donations with GiveWell, which is offering Upstream listeners donation matching up to $100. To claim your match, go to https://www.givewell.org ➡️ pick “Podcast” and enter "Upstream with Erik Torenberg" at checkout.
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Episode Preview
(02:23) The inside story
(05:28) How did Beff's identity get revealed by these reporters?
(12:27) Why should journalists get to decide who gets to be anon?
(16:13) Beff's academic background in quantum computing
(18:33) Why Beff started the anon account
(20:52) Sponsor: Shopify
(22:30) What's next for e/acc
(27:37) Overcentralization of AI
(29:56) Where the alpha is
(35:42) Sponsor: Givewell
(42:12) Decels and the rebellion
(48:37) Why is big tech so bad & 2024 elections
(51:00) AI Leaderboards
(53:44) Crypto and AI crossover
(58:08) Decentralizing the AI supply chain
(01:04:24) Hardware & Extropic technology
(01:09:24) Utility of e/acc
(01:14:52) What is the e/acc gospel
(01:22:20) What is the near term for AI?
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Editor: Michelle Poreh
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