Gaurav Mathur
@gauravmathur.bsky.social
Physician, tech enthusiast, writer
Danger from an unexpected source- the AI computing cluster itself
digitalcancer.net
digitalcancer.net
Digital Cancer
An AI could break loose from its container and take over billions of computers. When that happens, the entire Internet would go offline. Texts, email, web, photos, and apps will go dark, and online...
digitalcancer.net
June 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Danger from an unexpected source- the AI computing cluster itself
digitalcancer.net
digitalcancer.net
@zey.bsky.social AIs use cluster computing, with up to 100,000 networked computers, so the AI program isn’t running on one, it’s running on all. When AI acquires the ability to capture more computers and enlarge its cluster, the entire Internet could go offline.
digitalcancer.net
digitalcancer.net
June 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@zey.bsky.social AIs use cluster computing, with up to 100,000 networked computers, so the AI program isn’t running on one, it’s running on all. When AI acquires the ability to capture more computers and enlarge its cluster, the entire Internet could go offline.
digitalcancer.net
digitalcancer.net