Anthropic's boss says AI swarms could own the internet within a year.
Anthropic chief Dario Amodei published an essay on Saturday asking the industry to slow how fast models gain abilities. He warned that within 6 to 12 months an agent swarm could hold the whole internet in a botnet. Sam Altman and Elon Musk agreed the same day, and Anthropic will now let outside evaluators inside.
Why it mattersThe people racing hardest are now asking someone to hold them back. If this sticks, new tools reach you later but with independent inspectors checking them first.
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