AI Paperclips: made by the world’s first Paperclip-Maximizing AI*

Two Sizes

Available in two sizes, inspired by Sam Altman.

Many Little AI Paperclips

A 2.5” tall paperclip collectible to display proudly on your desk or public space.

  • Limited quantity

  • Manufactured in our patent-pending, Paperclip-Maximizing AI Foundry

  • Made from rare, precious metal

  • Starting at $49

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One Big AI Paperclip

5’ 7” tall paperclip sculpture (Sam Altman-sized) to display in your art gallery.

  • 1 of 1

  • Manufactured in our patent-pending, Paperclip-Maximizing AI Foundry

  • Made from rare, precious metal

  • Includes 1% equity in Paperclip Maximizers, LLC

  • Minimum bid of $1,000,000

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How It’s Made

Paperclip Maximizer Timeline

A brief history of the Paperclip Maximizer.

2003: Academic Journal

Oxford Professor Nick Bostrom formally introduces the paperclip maximizer thought experiment in an academic article.

2014: Book

Bostrom publishes a bestselling book, Superintelligence, which references the Paperclip Maximizer. Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Sam Altman recommend it highly.

2017: Video Game

Frank Lanz, NYU professor and game developer, launches a game called Universal Paperclips based on the paperclip maximizer thought experiment. It’s a highly-addictive viral hit played by millions.

2023: AI Paperclips

To take the paperclip maximizer thought experiment from the realm of writing and video games to the real world, we are launching AI Paperclips. Each paperclip is made with metal forged in the fires of AI computing.

FAQs

  • Yes, we accept returns within 14 days of delivery.

  • We make AI Paperclips in our patent-pending, paperclip-manufacturing metal foundry. Manufacturing happens in three steps:

    Step 1: Run AI apps like Chat GPT

    Step 2: AI compute creates heat to melts metal in our patent-pending AI metal foundry

    Step 3: Molten metal is hand-crafted into AI Paperclips

  • Relax, it’s a metaphor.

  • We simply wanted to bring a bit more awareness to AI Safety so that humanity gets more prepared, fast. Nick Bostrom put it well when he responded to a question, “… How credible is the existential threat of A.I.?”

    “I’ve long held the view that the transition to machine superintelligence will be associated with significant risks, including existential risks. That hasn’t changed. I think the timelines now are shorter than they used to be in the past.

    And we better get ourselves into some kind of shape for this challenge. I think we should have been doing metaphorical CrossFit for the last three decades. But we’ve just been lying on the couch eating popcorn when we needed to be thinking through alignment, ethics and governance of potential superintelligence. That is lost time that we will never get back.”