Anthropic warns AI could replicate
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Anthropic warned that small AI models may be months away from self-replicating across everyday connected devices, citing controlled tests involving 15 inexpensive TV boxes.
That sounds about right. I only hear about the latest ai safety stuff when it leeches over here.
October 13, 2026 at 6:51 AM
That sounds about right. I only hear about the latest ai safety stuff when it leeches over here.
So, umm, if the models no longer need specialized hardware with extreme power and cooling requirements, why are we building so many data centers?
“.. AI models could find vulnerable devices, copy themselves into those devices, and continue spreading without human help.”
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October 13, 2026 at 11:35 AM
So, umm, if the models no longer need specialized hardware with extreme power and cooling requirements, why are we building so many data centers?
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“.. AI models could find vulnerable devices, copy themselves into those devices, and continue spreading without human help.”
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October 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
“.. AI models could find vulnerable devices, copy themselves into those devices, and continue spreading without human help.”
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The NYT piece below raises the issue of responsibility gaps arising from the use of AI systems. In this paper, I compare such responsibility gaps with those arising in the more widely studied case of corporate entities and discuss possible regulatory responses via liability arrangements. 1/3
October 12, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The NYT piece below raises the issue of responsibility gaps arising from the use of AI systems. In this paper, I compare such responsibility gaps with those arising in the more widely studied case of corporate entities and discuss possible regulatory responses via liability arrangements. 1/3
by Amy Bruckman
My response to a pro-ai speech at CSCW: We are experiencing unprecedented societal problems: economic inequality, climate disaster, etc. The trillions being spent on AI are making these problems worse. We the research community need to help hold companies accountable.
October 12, 2026 at 5:21 PM
My response to a pro-ai speech at CSCW: We are experiencing unprecedented societal problems: economic inequality, climate disaster, etc. The trillions being spent on AI are making these problems worse. We the research community need to help hold companies accountable.
"Like coding agents in 2024, we’re seeing signs of life for AI worms."
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AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
Small AI models may be only months away from being able to self-replicate across cheap IoT devices like Android TV boxes, with no datacenter needed.
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October 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
"Like coding agents in 2024, we’re seeing signs of life for AI worms."
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Tech folks having another normal one, it seems.
"AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO"
AI researchers are taking up smoking because they expect AI to cure cancer, says Palantir CTO
Some AI believers expect the technology to make smoking-related health risks like cancer a thing of the past, Palantir CTO Shyam Sankar said.
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October 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Tech folks having another normal one, it seems.
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I hate the passive tone in which these tend go be written, as if these are developments that just happen without human interference.
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AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
Small AI models may be only months away from being able to self-replicate across cheap IoT devices like Android TV boxes, with no datacenter needed.
www.anthropic.com
October 13, 2026 at 7:26 AM
I hate the passive tone in which these tend go be written, as if these are developments that just happen without human interference.
www.anthropic.com/research/sel...
www.anthropic.com/research/sel...
First caveat: the asbestos analogy does not apply to AI or machine learning generally, nor all AI uses. Not all AI/ML is GenAI, and AI does not equal 'chatbot' or even 'LLM'. If the analogy applies, its clearest application is to commercial GenAI chatbots used to automate cognitive tasks. 5/n
October 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
First caveat: the asbestos analogy does not apply to AI or machine learning generally, nor all AI uses. Not all AI/ML is GenAI, and AI does not equal 'chatbot' or even 'LLM'. If the analogy applies, its clearest application is to commercial GenAI chatbots used to automate cognitive tasks. 5/n
This NYT piece aptly raises the issue of *responsibility gaps* arising from the use of AI systems. In the paper below, I compare such responsibility gaps with those arising in the more widely studied case of corporate entities and discuss possible regulatory responses via liability arrangements.
Group Agency and Artificial Intelligence - Philosophy & Technology
The aim of this exploratory paper is to review an under-appreciated parallel between group agency and artificial intelligence. As both phenomena involve non-human goal-directed agents that can make a ...
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October 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This NYT piece aptly raises the issue of *responsibility gaps* arising from the use of AI systems. In the paper below, I compare such responsibility gaps with those arising in the more widely studied case of corporate entities and discuss possible regulatory responses via liability arrangements.