What does 'take over the internet' actually mean? Dario's botnet warning scrutinized
midwoodgirl10 · reddit · 2026-09-20
Dario Amodei warned that "given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it's my worry that in 6 to 12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet with a persistent botnet."
A layperson on Reddit asks what this vague statement actually means: what is the concrete mechanism by which a global network could be "taken over"? The thread digs into plausible paths — persistent botnets, autonomous AI agent swarms, and the gap between alarmist phrasing and technical reality.
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