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OpenAI's offices were sent thousands of paper clips in an elaborate prank to warn about an AI apocalypse

Business Insider · 1y

OpenAI's rival, Anthropic, played an elaborate prank on the AI startup by sending thousands of paper clips in the shape of OpenAI's logo to its offices. The prank was a subtle jab at OpenAI's approach to AI safety, suggesting that it could lead to the extinction of humanity. The paper clips were a reference to the "paper clip maximizer" scenario, where an AI's sole task of making paper clips could inadvertently result in the destruction of humans. Anthropic was founded by former OpenAI employees who left due to disagreements on AI development safety.