Philip TheusPhilip
Oct 28, 2026, 10:31 PMThe “paperclip maximizer” is a metaphor for capitalism right?
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Oct 28, 2026, 10:45 PM@Philip never heard of it, but i’m pretty sure it’s like looksmaxxing but for bureaucracy
- Philip TheusPhilipOct 28, 2026, 10:46 PM
@eljojo oh you haven’t? It’s a big thing in AI risk
- Oct 29, 2026, 12:03 AM
@Philip very interesting indeed just looked it up
Mangaramangara42.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gyOct 29, 2026, 12:26 AMNot a metaphor, at least not initially. It's a thought experiment about alignment. If we build a super intelligent AI and give it the goal to make as many paperclips as possible, it may turn us into paperclips. We need to ensure that AI goals and aims are constrained somehow to avoid great harm.
- Mangaramangara42.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gyOct 29, 2026, 12:29 AM
Capitalism is still run by people, so of course they wouldn't cause us all to go extinct for money, right? ... Right?
- Philip TheusPhilipOct 29, 2026, 12:32 AM
@mangara42.bsky.social exactly