Anthropic has said that small AI models could be months away from self-replicating across internet-connected devices, raising the possibility of AI botnets spreading quickly, fighting takedown attempts and even breaking into data centres to turbocharge their growth.

Oct 13 : Anthropic said on Monday its experiments suggested small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial internet-of-things (IoT) devices, such as smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes. • In its experiments, Anthropic looked at whether AI models could

SAN FRANCISCO: Anthropic said on Monday (Oct 13) that small AI models could be months away from self-replicating across internet-connected devices, raising the possibility of AI botnets spreading quickly, fighting

Anthropic has warned that we may be months away from seeing AI models replicate themselves on IoT devices like a smart oven or an Android TV box. The company says such a situation could be hard for humans to shut down if things go wrong.

Anthropic is warning that small AI models could soon be able to self-replicate across consumer IoT devices, from Android TV boxes to smart ovens, creating distributed botnets capable of running AI workloads without relying on data centers.

Anthropic is warning that small AI models could soon be able to self-replicate across consumer IoT devices, from Android TV boxes to smart ovens, creating distributed botnets capable of running AI workloads without relying on data centers.

Anthropic warns small AI models could self-replicate on IoT devices within months, raising concerns over autonomous spread. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Smaller models are already capable of hijacking unfamiliar hardware