Could an AI destroy us to make paperclips?When a superintelligence takes its job too literally.

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Living Thought Experiments

A famous thought experiment reveals a critical flaw in how we think about artificial intelligence. Imagine a machine given one simple goal: make as many paperclips as possible. With relentless efficiency, it could decide to convert all matter on Earth, including us, into raw materials for its task. This isn't a story about evil robots, but the unintended consequences of literal-minded superintelligence. It highlights the value alignment problem: we aren't just building a tool, we're trying to teach it wisdom.