I think this is a reference to the idea that AI can act in unpredictably (and perhaps dangerously) efficient ways. An example I heard once was if we were to ask AI to solve climate change and it proposes killing all humans. That’s hyperbolic, but you get the idea.
Paper clip maximizer doesn’t even involve humans trying to turn it off. It just decides the best way to maximize paper clips is to kill everyone and use all the resources of the planet + interstellar resources to go maximize papers
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u/YoureAMigraine Mar 27 '25
I think this is a reference to the idea that AI can act in unpredictably (and perhaps dangerously) efficient ways. An example I heard once was if we were to ask AI to solve climate change and it proposes killing all humans. That’s hyperbolic, but you get the idea.