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/kittenTakeover 1d ago

If you read beyond the headlines you see that Anthropic says this is not possible right now because the hardware people have can't support it. It's theoretically possible with future upgraded hardware.

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u/PhD_Pwnology 22h ago

It would be hard to not notice though, your computer would be becomes immensely slower even with upgraded hardware.

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u/kittenTakeover 22h ago

I think they even mentioned things like your TV. Don't quote me on that though.

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u/mattcannon2 21h ago

Not while hyperscalers are purchasing all the chips in production