Oh No My AI (Filk)

To the tune of “Because I Got High” with apologies to Afroman.

I was gonna save the world
when I built AI
I was gonna make everyone’s life great
with my new AI
But I built it unaligned, I don’t know why (hey hey)
oh no my AI
oh no my AI
oh no my AI

I made a really nice box
for my AI
I gave it a really good lock
to hold my AI
But it talked its way outside, I’m gonna cry (yeah yeah)
oh no my AI
oh no my AI
oh no my AI

I made my AI smart
smarter than I
So we could do really cool stuff
all thanks to AI
But it outsmarted me, and now we’ll die (oh no)
oh no my AI
oh no my AI
oh no my AI

I wish I’d made it better
a Friendly AI
I shoulda listened to Yudkowsky
when I built AI
But instead we’re paperclips, and I know why (say why)
because my AI
is unaligned
oh no my AI


This song is very much amenable to additional verses, so I hope folks have fun writing additional ones in the comments!