paper clip
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One common thought experiment is that a superintelligent machine told to maximize paper clip production could in time decide to turn all matter on Earth into paper clips, humans included.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
After a few weeks, Webb had read it and stuck a paper clip — about 500 in all — over every passage that might offend the higher-ups.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2025
For example, when you bend a paper clip which is made of aluminum, the movement of dislocations inside the paper clip accommodates the shape change.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
“And who doesn’t take notes on a checkbook or use a paper clip to hold his glasses together?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
“You ever hear about the guy who turned a paper clip into a house?”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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