Anthropic Warns AI Worms Could Infect Smart Home Devices and Self-Replicate

Anthropic published a report warning that "AI worms" could soon break into WiFi-enabled smart home devices like TVs, cameras and fridges, using them as a breeding ground to self-replicate. In tests, a lightweight AI model ran across 15 smart TV boxes with just 4 GB of RAM each; the threat could arrive within months.

• AI worms could infect IoT devices and use them to self-replicate
• Test: a lightweight model ran across 15 TV boxes with 4 GB RAM each
• Anthropic says the threat may be just months away
• Datacenter GPUs are prime targets, but IoT devices offer enough compute