paper clip scenario
concept
3 mentions
2 recordings
first heard May 2026
last heard 8 Sep
↑3 vs the 6 months before
Hypothetical scenario where an AI creates endless paper clips and harms humanity
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Peak in the week of 4 Sep — 2 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentDietmar FischerA Beginner's Guide to AI · Forget Skynet. The Real AI Threat May Look More Like Khan No... · 7:30 · 8 Sep
…So the paperclip scenario you might remember this is the one where it's AI should produce as many paperclips as possible, and nobody tells in the programming that it should stop at a certain point.…
Dietmar FischerA Beginner's Guide to AI · Forget Skynet. The Real AI Threat May Look More Like Khan No... · 7:24 · 8 Sep
…Paperclip scenario where something simply goes wrong because somebody doesn't care enough.…
Marcus FontouraThinking With Mitch Joel · Human Agency With Marcus Fontoura - TWMJ #1038 · 31:21 · 31 May
…Like the paper clip scenario.…
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