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OpenAI's offices were sent thousands of paper clips in an elaborate prank to warn about an AI apocalypse (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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.

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[–] BeefPiano@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Whelp, time to waste another 4 hours on Universal Paperclips

[–] June@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What’s that? Cookie clicker with paper clips?

[–] BeefPiano@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but as you progress it becomes a bit of a thought experiment about AI.

[–] June@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Pulptastic@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

One of my favorite games. I play through about once a year and this year they added new features. When you beat it, you can go to other universes with different starting conditions to play through and see how that changes things. I don't think that will make me play more but it will keep a record of my plays.

Edit: I play on the android app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.everybodyhouse.paperclipsuniquetest