Etymology

paperclip maximizer

Today it means: A hypothetical artificial intelligence whose goal is to produce as many paperclips as possible and which achieves this by converting all matter in the universe into paperclips. Full definition →

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Described by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2003.

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