Dev, do you know WHY people talk about 'the paperclip problem'? It's a thought experiment about seeing the meta-impact of a problem. Of how focusing on maximizing success with local goals can lead to ruin.
It's more than just a criticism of AI, it's a criticism of human-centered cybernetics such as Corporatization of every facet of society. Mindfulness of the paperclip problem can be seen to be anti-corporate, and one can build a case that those who are in charge with 'investing' in the design of our AI technology are biased to truncate any mindfulness of such concepts.