Small AI Models May Soon Be Able to Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns
Experiments show cheap TV boxes can run capable AI models, and small models may soon be able to spread across such devices on their own.
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Who is affected
Small businesses · Developers
Affected technology: Claude
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