Anthropic warned that small AI models could be months away from achieving the ability to copy themselves across internet-connected home devices, including smart TVs and appliances.

Anthropic warned that small AI models could be months away from achieving the ability to copy themselves across internet-connected home devices, including smart TVs and appliances.

The company tested an AI model on 15 cheap Android TV boxes and warned that such systems could proliferate without central control, making it difficult to shut down.

Although no autonomous, self-replicating artificial intelligence has emerged, Anthropic warned that future models could operate beyond human control.