Dude, you broke the future
Can anybody cite prior art on the notion that corporations are paperclip maximizes? It's not really a profound idea, I don't think, but the notion came to me about a month ago, and shortly after SciFi author Ted Chiang[1] said the same thing on BuzzFeed, and here's Charlie Stross saying it. Is this an example of simultaneous invention, or has it been kicking around for a while, and I just haven't noticed?<p>[1]<a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/tedchiang/the-real-danger-to-civilization-isnt-ai-its-runaway?utm_term=.ie2Dm2ORv#.do2VP2pAz" rel="nofollow">https://www.buzzfeed.com/tedchiang/the-real-danger-to-civili...</a>