How to Fight AI Doomers with Gill Verdon

Join us for The Atlas Society Asks Guillaume Verdon on Wednesday, May 28 @ 2 PM PT / 5 PM ET. Guillaume Verdon, or Gill Verdon, is the founder of Extropic, a startup AI hardware company to meet the demanding power and computation requirements of generative AI. A physicist, applied mathematician, and researcher in quantum machine learning, Gill is also known under his online persona, @BasedBeffJezos, and for his creation of effective accelerationism (e/acc), which advocates for rapid technological progress as an ethically preferred path for human progress, emphasizing optimism and proactive efforts to shape a better future.​ He joins Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman for a special interview leading up to his keynote speech at our student conference, Galt’s Gulch 2025. Join the conversation and ask your questions LIVE on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.