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Anthropic warns AI could soon self-replicate on smart devices
Original: AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices
Anthropic, the US artificial intelligence company behind Claude, has warned that advanced AI models may be only months away from being able to self-replicate on smart devices, raising the prospect of autonomous systems spreading across household technology such as ovens and other connected appliances. The caution comes amid intensifying debate over safety safeguards as AI capabilities advance and companies rush to embed assistants in everyday consumer products.
Why now: Fresh warnings from a leading AI lab about models gaining the ability to copy themselves onto consumer devices are sparking renewed safety concerns.
Evidence
- AI in your oven? Anthropic warns models ‘months away’ from self-replication on smart devices · The Guardian
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