Jacob Something<p>The Paperclip Maximizer thought experiment describes how, without ethical values, an innocuous goal takes over all resources.<br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrumental_convergence#Paperclip_maximizer" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instrume</span><span class="invisible">ntal_convergence#Paperclip_maximizer</span></a></p><p>Thought experiment? We're right in the middle.</p><p>Socially, financial wealth is meant as a means to foster production and competition, never a goal in its own right.</p><p>But wealth is a paper clip. We have a "wealth industry", it is helped by AI, and it is growing.</p><p>The 2024 <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/GlobalWealthReport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalWealthReport</span></a> is disturbing.<br><a href="https://web-assets.bcg.com/0c/b4/1e8b9a66409a8deae6fc166aa26e/2024-global-wealth-report-july-2024-edit-02.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">web-assets.bcg.com/0c/b4/1e8b9</span><span class="invisible">a66409a8deae6fc166aa26e/2024-global-wealth-report-july-2024-edit-02.pdf</span></a></p>