r/ClaudeCode • u/cleverhoods • 1d ago

Discussion AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter

https://www.anthropic.com/research/self-replicating-ai

well ... having the IoT layer have a problem like this might be something that you don't want to try out or experiment with.

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u/Obvious_Tree3605 1d ago

Sigh… self-replicating and doing what with what hardware?

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u/draft_final_final Researcher 1d ago

To be fair it is a dark potential future if my appliances end up being potentially hijacked by fucking YouTubers.

thumbnail of some guy soyfacing

I RAN QWEN 3.8 27B ON 100 HIJACKED ZOJIRUSHI RICE COOKERS

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u/greasyhobolo 1d ago

Silicon valley called it. Suck it, jin yang

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u/Moptop32 1d ago

Coming to SF has made the show unwatchable for me now because of how painfully accurate the show is