It is very uncanny that the “paperclip maximizer”, thought experiment from 2003 created by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom, is taking on a weird twist with the OpenAI/ Microsoft/ ChatGPT-4 Bing aka Clippy like AI search assist.
Ironic dystopian vibes
AI, paperclip problem.
The notion that AI will lead the world into a paperclip apocalypse received attention. It motivated Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk to express concern about the existential threat of AI. It led to a popular iPhone game (2018!)
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