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accelerationist

American  
[ak-sel-uh-rey-shuh-nist] / ækˌsɛl əˈreɪ ʃə nɪst /

noun

Economics.
  1. a person, especially an economist, who advocates or promotes the acceleration principle.


Etymology

Origin of accelerationist

acceleration + -ist

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Zuckerberg, whose company is racing to catch up to rivals including Anthropic and OpenAI, lends a high-profile accelerationist voice to America’s debate over how to develop and regulate increasingly powerful AI models.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The supermarket worker, from Great Notley in Essex, was described in court as a "militant accelerationist" who had been radicalised online from the age of 14.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

Now, you’re playing with fire—there’s a reason it’s called an accelerationist argument, right?

From Slate Mar. 18, 2025

"The rise of accelerationist ideology and doctrine during the past decade likely fueled the increased risk of attack plots," the authors report.

From Salon Mar. 7, 2023

But the core, accelerationist concept remains: a ploy to surpass capitalism by making more of it.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2022

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