Anthropic published a research report on Monday suggesting AI models could eventually self-replicate without relying on datacenter hardware, and that self-replicating AI worms could be just months away from spreading across vulnerable IoT devices.
The Register's column argues the threat does not exist yet and that fear sells AI products.
Source: theregister.com, reported 10-13. https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/13/anthropic-conjures-another-threat-that-doesnt-exist-yet-to-stoke-fears-of-ai-apocalypse/5302866