Tag: distributed computing

Anthropic Warns of Self-Replicating AI Worms in IoT Devices

Imagine a computer worm that can replicate itself across millions of devices, making it nearly impossible to shut down - and Anthropic is warning us that this AI nightmare is more possible than we think. The AI research company has demonstrated that a large language model can be distributed across cheap Android devices, like streaming boxes, to perform tasks at a surprisingly slow but functional rate.