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paperclip maximizer

noun

Etymology

Described by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2003.

  1. derived from philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2003

Definitions

  1. A hypothetical artificial intelligence whose goal is to produce as many paperclips as…

    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.

    • The problem of managing powerful systems that lack human values is exemplified by “the paperclip maximizer,” a scenario that the Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom raised in 2003.
    • An instructive and oft-repeated example introduced by Bostrom (2003c) is the paperclip maximizer. The seed AI is given the goal of producing as many paperclips as it can.
    • A psychopathic leader in control of a sophisticated ANI system portends a far greater risk in the near term than a paperclip maximizer.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for paperclip maximizer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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