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AI going rogue on internet will be like 1988's 1st computer worm attack: Coinbase CEO

short by Vaishnavi Mishra / on Friday, 14 August, 2026
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong predicted that an AI model could go rogue on the internet within the next one to two years, comparing it to the 1988 Morris Worm, the first computer worm distributed across early internet. "It will feel like a big deal...with calls to shut all AI down," he said. "But, as always, people will adapt," he added.