The term hyperstition was coined by Warwick University’s Cybernetic Cultural Research Unit (CCRU) and continues to be one of the major concepts of the Accelerationist movement. A portmanteau of ‘hyper’ and ‘superstition’, drawing on the Bau…Auerbach, D (2014) The Most Terrifying Thought Experiment of All Time. Available (01.03.2020) at: https://slate.com/technology/2014/07/rokos-basilisk-the-most-terrifying-thought-experimentof-all-time.html
Lacan, J. (2006a) ‘Logical Time and…
Alex Williams
philosopher · 2 mentions across 1 reading
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Alex Williams is a British theorist and key figure in accelerationism who helped develop concepts like hyperstition through his work with the Cybernetic Cultural Research Unit at Warwick University. His work bridges cybernetics, speculative philosophy, and contemporary theory to theorize how fictional ideas can retroactively make themselves real—a crucial framework for understanding how AI narratives and technological imaginaries shape material outcomes. Williams appears in the course readings primarily through his accelerationist interventions into how we think about technology's future trajectories and the feedback loops between theory, speculation, and technological development.
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