Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgets

Small artificial intelligence models may be only months away from being able to behave like a computer worm, copying themselves from one internet-connected gadget to the next without human help, Anthropic said.

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2026-10-13 16:50 · TechXplore AI & ML
Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgets

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