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by willis936 1654 days ago
My comments are not ambiguously worded. They are made concise so my point can't be missed, yet it still is because readers are mistaking conciseness for lack of understanding.

The end of the game is something a human player reaches and is satisfied with their work. A paperclip producing AI would not choose a path that results in no more paperclips being made.

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If many people misinterpret a piece of writing or miss its point then that seems like it is empirically "ambiguously worded", regardless of how clear it seemed to you.

(You are of course free to think and write how you please, but attributing all comprehension errors to readers may limit the reach of your writing.)

> * My comments are not ambiguously worded. They are made concise so my point can't be missed*

"It is impossible to speak in such a way that it cannot be misinterpreted." -- Karl Popper

Depends on how the AI was programmed.

If it got the goal to make as many paperclips in this universe, the game can end in-universe as well.