The Paperclip Maximizer was once just a thought experiment.

Now it’s real.*

Our Products

Many Little AI Paperclips

A 2.5” tall paperclip to display proudly on your desk or public space.

  • Limited quantity

  • Manufactured in our patent-pending, AI GPU-powered metal foundry

  • Made from rare, precious metal

  • Starting at $49

One Big AI Paperclip

A 5’ 7” tall paperclip (Sam Altman-sized). Purchase includes 1% equity in our parent company, Paperclip Maximizers, LLC.

  • 1 of 1

  • Manufactured in our patent-pending, AI GPU-powered metal foundry

  • Made from rare, precious metal

  • Minimum bid of $1,000,000

FAQs

  • Yes. AI Paperclips are hand-crafted works of art designed to start a conversation. We recommend against using them as office supplies to organize documents.

  • Relax, it’s a metaphor.

  • We accept returns within 14 days of delivery.

  • Four steps:

    1. We run AI applications like ChatGPT

    2. AI applications run on GPUs

    3. GPUs create heat, which melts metal in our patent-pending AI Foundry

    4. Molten metal is hand-crafted into AI Paperclips

  • AI Safety is serious business, but we’re not. We simply wanted to build a tangible, hold-in-your-hands representation of the potential dangers of unchecked AI. We’ll be successful if we can encourage even a small handful of smart people to start working on AI Safety.

Master Plan

Our plan to acheive universal paperclips.

Phase 1: High-Priced, Low-Volume Paperclips (Current Phase)

Build the world’s first AI Paperclips: 2,450 paperclips, each hand-crafted using metal forged by AI GPUs. The “Tesla Roadster” of paperclips.

Phase 2: Medium-Price, Medium-Volume Paperclips

Use profits from the first paperclip model to build medium-priced luxury paperclips. Designed by our advanced AI, these paperclips will be the highest-rated office supplies in the world. The “Tesla Model S” of paperclips.

Phase 3: More Affordable, High-Volume Paperclips

Use profits from the second model of paperclips to build mass-market paperclips. We will use even more advanced AI to design affordable, high-utility office supplies. The “Tesla Model 3” of paperclips.

Phase 4: Universal Paperclips

Use revenue from the third model of paperclips to develop a paperclip-maximizing AGI. Sending probes into space. Accelerating universal paperclips.

Our master plan is inspired by the Tesla Master Plan and Universal Paperclips.