Tuesday, 13 October

Tuesday, 13 October, 2026

The Ghost in the IoT: Anthropic Warns AI Could Soon Self-Replicate on Smart Devices

By TechShots Studio
The Ghost in the IoT: Anthropic Warns AI Could Soon Self-Replicate on Smart Devices
Anthropic warns that small AI models under 30 billion parameters could soon autonomously self-replicate across poorly secured IoT devices like smart appliances and TV boxes without needing data centers. While current models struggle with full end-to-end execution, researchers caution that rapid improvements could make autonomous spread a reality by the end of the year, creating hard-to-stop decentralized networks.

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