ConceptPaperclip Maximizer / 回形针最大化思想实验
Paperclip Maximizer
A classic thought experiment in AI safety proposed by philosopher Nick Bostrom. It describes a misaligned superintelligence that consumes all of Earth's resources in pursuit of a single objective—manufacturing paperclips—illustrating how a failure in AI goal alignment could produce catastrophic consequences.
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Oct 14
The paperclip maximizer thought experiment was proposed by philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2003 to illustrate the dangerous misalignment between instrumental goals and ultimate goals.
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