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I think the researchers that coined the term mean don't accidentally or on purpose kill people.

• ftxbro 3y ago
  It's true and after this change of meaning they have tried making other names like "dont-kill-everyoneism" or "AI-not-kill-everyoneism" for it (not joking) but they are worried if it will sound too silly or alarmist or if it won't catch on. That said, language does its own evolution without regard for what the ones who coined it had meant.
• mindvirus 3y ago
  Right, and I think that's mostly the first point. When the user says "make paperclips efficiently", they (hopefully!) don't mean "step 1: destroy humanity so I can't be turned off".
  • jahewson 3y ago
    No it’s mostly the second point. This is why they speak in euphemisms.