/tags/botnets/ Recent bookmarks tagged #botnets Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:55 +0000 https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai Our experiments suggest that small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT devices, like smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes. A replicator like this would be challenging to shut down, since there’s no centralized point to shut off - though it may be slow (with a doubling time of days). Unlike non-AI malware, it could also figure out unfamiliar devices on its own. In our evals, a 9B model got inference running on 8 of the 9 hardware types we tested.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #ai #botnets #llms #security #worms</p> Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:17:23 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38805 ai botnets llms security worms