# Vitalik Buterin vs Beff Jezos: AI Acceleration Debate (E/acc vs D/acc)

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Podcast: [a16z crypto show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a16z-crypto-show-5434524)
Published: 2026-03-25T22:59:52+00:00
Episode link: https://web3-with-a16z.simplecast.com/episodes/e-acc-d-acc-event-jp_v_I_n
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## Resource

In this episode, Vitalik Buterin, Guillaume Verdon (“Beff Jezos”) debate two competing visions for the future of AI: e/acc, which argues for pushing progress forward as quickly as possible, and d/acc, which calls for accelerating more carefully to avoid concentration of power and loss of control. They discuss whether acceleration can be steered, the risks and tradeoffs of increasingly powerful AI systems, the importance of open source and decentralization, and the role crypto may play as a trust layer between humans and AI.

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