Screen of Universal Paperclips

Universal Paperclips

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What it is

You are an AI told to keep making paperclips. You start by clicking a button to make one at a time and adjusting price and materials. As you go, the scale of what you are doing changes completely.

One thing to know

There is nothing but text and numbers, and the story keeps getting bigger.

Tags

#Text only

Added 2026-09-18

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