Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack ovens

Claude maker suggests models could act as ‘worms’ to spread across smart home appliances such as lawnmowers and TVs in future cyber security threat

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2026-10-13 10:11 · Financial Times AI
Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack ovens

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