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/projectFT 19d ago

When this all happens my collection of outdated but still fully functioning electronics is gonna be so handy. Short wave radio. VHS, CD’s and DVD’s. Hell, I snagged an entire PBS stations analog broadcasting equipment like a decade ago. Turning on one amplifier I think I could broadcast an old school UHF signal about a mile with my current antenna setup. Assuming the FCC will have its hands full and all internet based electronics will become obsolete I might just become an apocalypse pirate tv station. Just hope my surrounding area is cool with Indiana Jones movies and me ranting on commercial breaks to say “I told ya so”.

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u/Redshirt_Welshy_Nooo 19d ago

Is that you, Three Dog?

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u/pockpicketG 19d ago

Oooooowwwwww!