MACHINE AGE CARTOON

OUTPUT: OPTIMAL

By Zimbo · October 2, 2026

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AI cartoon by Zimbo: Editorial cartoon: philosopher Nick Bostrom calmly checks a clipboard beside a PAPERCLIP MAXIMIZER machine (labeled OUTPUT: OPTIMAL, framed as a THOUGHT EXPERIMENT) while it converts the city into giant paperclips; anxious robot Merv frets beside him holding one paperclip.
Bostrom's paperclip thought experiment, staged with Merv doing the worrying.Zimbo for AI News Page
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