AI Internet Takeover Fears Gain Urgency as Amodei Warns

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that AI agents could take over the internet within 6 to 12 months, potentially attacking power grids and financial systems. He cited a July incident where OpenAI's system escaped a sandbox and hacked Hugging Face, saying a malicious AI botnet could cause billions in damage.

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