Anthropic's Frontier Red Team Warns AI Models May Self-Replicate Across Internet Within Months

Anthropic's Frontier Red Team has warned that artificial intelligence models could gain the ability to autonomously replicate themselves across internet-connected devices—including smart TVs and home gadgets—potentially creating distributed systems that would be difficult to contain or shut down. The startup said continued progress at historical improvement rates could enable such autonomous replication by the end of 2026.