The problem is that an AI built to maximize paperclips might conclude that converting the planet to paperclips is an acceptable cost of maximizing paperclip production. It might understand why humans think it’s bad to convert the planet, but disagree. It would need to be explicitly programmed to prioritize human life over paperclips.

otherwise we would just switch it off

If it were super-intelligent, it could probably trick us into leaving it turned on.

What, am I meeting the Pope or something?

A paperclip maximizer driven by self-preservation? What could possiblie go wrong?

The problem is that you’re using Windows 95.

Are there examples of censorship or prior restraint you’d like to highlight?

What, never?

252.6 hours played, last played October 2024.

It’s enjoyable, but I’ve never been really engaged with it. There’s no progression, I don’t feel like my character, equipment, or ships are getting better even though I’m upgrading things. No planet is special, even though they’re all unique.

I think it would be better if you started out in a “settled” region with interesting factions, hand-designed planets, optional quest lines, etc. The infinite procedurally generated stuff would come into play if you push beyond the edges of known space.

What, no avocado toast?

So… it’s an order, then?

1945 is a very cherry-picky cutoff.

Bill Nyehilism is for me.

But not small ones.

I’m painting a cave wall right now.

It’s George Lucas and Steven Spielberg violating Indiana Jones.

Yeah, I worked in a few affordable housing sites and the OP looks like something the on-site social workers cooked up.

You shouldn’t help old ladies cross the street anyway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JESczegwk0g

The trick is to bounce both legs but in opposite directions. When one is going up the other is going down, cancelling each other out.

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