Anthropic study warns that small AI models could soon replicate across everyday devices
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Small AI models could autonomously spread across vulnerable consumer devices like smart TVs and robot vacuums within months, according to a new Anthropic study that demonstrated one model successfully completing a full infection chain. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warns such AI-driven botnets could potentially take over large portions of the internet within 6 to 12 months, causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage.
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Small AI models may be just months away from spreading on their own across poorly secured consumer devices like smart TVs and robot vacuums, according to a new Anthropic study. In tests, one model already completed the full infection chain. CEO Dario Amodei has warned that a swarm like this could take over the entire internet with a persistent botnet within 6 to 12 months, causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. The article Anthropic study warns that small AI models could soon replica
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