Researcher lays out a plausible step-by-step scenario for an AI botnet that replicates itself
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-09-14
AI safety researcher Joshua Saxe defends his claim that an exponentially self-replicating agent swarm is feasible today, laying out a step-by-step scenario praised as the most detailed plausible one yet — no superintelligence required.
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