r/technology • u/Just-Grocery-2229 • 19d ago

Artificial Intelligence Anthropic CEO warns of AI-driven botnet 'swarm' taking over the entire internet — 'In 6–12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet'

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-ceo-warns-of-ai-driven-botnet-swarm-taking-over-the-entire-internet-in-6-12-months-such-a-swarm-could-be-capable-of-taking-over-the-entire-internet-with-a-persistent-botnet
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u/BeardedBears 19d ago

At this point: Just go ahead and destroy the internet. We need a hard reset. 

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u/BOHIFOBRE 19d ago

The more time goes by, the more I'm convinced the internet was a mistake.

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u/SrMortron 19d ago

The internet is fine, social media and tech companies growing out of proportion without adding any real value was the mistake.

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u/Konker101 19d ago

Regulations is what keeps capitalism in check. When we get rid of regulations, this is what it becomes.