AI meme: 'Harry Potter + AI' now means a paperclip maximizer spoof
basedjensen · x · 2026-10-18
A viral AI-generated image imagines a Slytherin-style 'AI safety witch' casting a spell that buries a well-known AI safety figure in paperclips, with spellbooks labeled AI Safety, Alignment, Rationality and Paperclip Maximizer. The poster jokes that despite EA spending millions on influencers to post anti-AI-slop content, the first thing people now associate with 'Harry Potter + AI' is this paperclip-maximizer meme.
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