> a paperclip factory isn't self-reproducing (that would be a paperclip factory factory) This seems an odd refutation for several reasons. First, the papercli

> a paperclip factory isn't self-reproducing (that would be a paperclip factory factory) This seems an odd refutation for several reasons. First, the paperclip AI might determine that self-reproducing factories would be an optimisation, and aim to achieve that by any means necessary. Second, a single paperclip factory that doesn't reproduce might still develop the means of bringing raw materials to it. Either way, an all-consuming paperclip AI emerges. In general, I find the equating of the paperclip problem with a religious cult to be naive.