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AI models may soon self-replicate without access to data centers

Anthropic studies warn that small AI models could soon self-replicate across IoT devices. Models under 30 billion parameters might achieve autonomous replication by year end using smart appliances. This finding highlights emerging security risks in edge deployment and resource-constrained environments as model efficiency rapidly accelerates.

ET CIO·Oct 13, 2026

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