Bostrom had written a book called Superintelligence, and it was causing a stir among people working on AI and frontier technology. In the book, Bostrom warned that building “general” or powerful AI could lead to a disastrous outcome for humans, but he pointed out that it might not necessarily destroy us because it was malevolent or power-hungry. It might just be trying to do its job. For instance, if it was given the task of making as many paper clips as possible, it might decide to convert all of Earth’s resources and even humans into paper clips as the most effective way to fulfill its
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