Anthropic warns AI ‘worms’ may be able to self-replicate on home devices within months

Published October 13, 2026 11:11am ET | Updated October 13, 2026 11:11am ET



Anthropic warned that small AI models, which the company terms “worms,” may be able to replicate themselves across smart home devices by the end of the year.

The frontier AI developer, which has been at the center of existential concerns surrounding the future of the evolving technology since last month, made the warning in a new report published on Monday.

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