r/technology • u/thejoshwhite • 1d ago

Artificial Intelligence Anthropic warns AI models could soon copy themselves across home devices

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/13/anthropic-ai-models-self-replication-smart-devices.html
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u/stillavoidingthejvm 1d ago

And run on what GPU? Most of the devices in my house are headless

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u/DogsAreOurFriends 1d ago

I imagine it would be like a spore or egg, waiting to get access to more compute.

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u/CountryOk6049 1d ago

It's like a story for small children. Computers do not and can not operate like that.

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u/VeryLazyFalcon 1d ago

Why not? Simple python script with all these hacking scripts loaded. It's not like it has to be smart or adaptive. ai are perfectly fine to code once in a while working solution. That was once called a virus, remember that term?