Anthropic Warns Small AI Models Could Soon Form Self-Propagating IoT Botnets

Anthropic is warning that small artificial intelligence models may soon be able to self-replicate on internet of things devices. This could lead to the formation of autonomous and self-propagating botnets that are difficult to stop. The potential botnets could be made up of devices such as smart ovens and low-end Android TV boxes. According to Anthropic, these botnets would be hard to shut down due to the lack of a central point of control. The development of this capability may be just months away.