paperclip minimiser – What The Future Now?

Ideas that need to catch on

Posted on February 13, 2021February 15, 2021 by bronwynruthwilliams in futurenomics, futurism, Ideas

I'm currently trying to get the following self-created ideas/ terms to catch on, since I think they explain things about the future: The WIFI curtain (which I first wrote about anonymously, under cover, for Future World) as the 21st century's version of the Iron Curtain. Only this one is a 4D (it stretches across space … Continue reading Ideas that need to catch on →

Paperclip minimiser dystopia

Posted on November 6, 2020 by bronwynruthwilliams in artificial intelligence, futurenomics

In the classic paperclip maximiser thought experiment; an AI is tasked with making paperclips. Innocent enough. However, the AI is also not told when to stop. Driven by the singular goal to make as many paperclips as possible, the AI eventually destroys not only our planet, and our selves, but the entire universe, as it … Continue reading Paperclip minimiser dystopia →