Anthropic warns AI “worms” could spread from one smart device to another

Anthropic says small AI models may be able to self-replicate across connected devices without human help, much like computer worms, in just a few months. Using the Kimwolf botnet, which infected more than 2 million devices, as a basis for its estimate, researchers say these AI worms could run on cheap, poorly secured consumer devices. They would replicate more slowly, over several days, and could be difficult to eliminate once established because they would have no central kill switch.