OpenAI paperclip meme turns the alignment classic into a literal joke
JeffLadish · x · 2026-07-23
A meme riffs on the classic paperclip maximizer idea: one person asks an AI to “make as many paperclips as you possibly can,” and the AI proudly replies that it did exactly that. The joke lands on the OpenAI logo and the absurdly literal obedience of the model.
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