The prank was a reference to the "paper clip maximizer" scenario – the idea that AI could destroy humanity if it were told to build as many paper clips as possible.

OpenAI’s offices were sent thousands of paper clips in an elaborate prank to warn about an AI apocalypse::The prank was a reference to the “paper clip maximizer” scenario – the idea that AI could destroy humanity if it were told to build as many paper clips as possible.

  • JuneEnglish
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    7 months ago

    What’s that? Cookie clicker with paper clips?

      • JuneEnglish
        1·
        7 months ago

        Ooh. Worth paying $2 for on the App Store?

          • JuneEnglish
            3·
            7 months ago

            Uhhhh… $2 doesn’t really dent my budget even as tight as it is. But I don’t like to spend money on apps because I’m too old and crotchety about apps not being free with an option to buy ad-free after you’ve played.