Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paperclip maximizer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: pa-per-clip -max-i-miz-er
IPA

46

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"If the Paperclip Maximizer destroys the world for a silly goal, why don’t you and I destroy the world, given our goals can be less than benign?"

Etymology

Described by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2003.

Inflected Forms

paperclip maximizers (plural) paper-clip maximizer (alternative) paper clip maximizer (alternative)

Questions

What does paperclip maximizer mean?: 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.
Where does paperclip maximizer come from?: Described by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2003.

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