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The Hot Mess of AI (Mis-)Alignment

Linear Digressions by Ben Jaffe and Katie Malone

Mar 23, 202600:22:32Technology

The paperclip maximizer — the classic AI doom scenario where a hyper-competent machine single-mindedly converts the universe into office supplies — might not be the AI risk we should actually lose sleep over. New researc...

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The Hot Mess of AI (Mis-)Alignment is an episode from Linear Digressions by Ben Jaffe and Katie Malone. The paperclip maximizer — the classic AI doom scenario where a hyper-competent machine single-mindedly converts the universe into office...

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Published Mar 23, 2026, 00:22:32 long, audio available.