r/technology • • 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/NRCS_DRONE 19d ago

*looks around at reddit right now*

sure 6 months.

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u/Karsa69420 19d ago

Dead Internet Theory confirmed I guess?

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u/Loeffellux 19d ago

More like murdered Internet theory at this point