Anthropic: small AI models may be months from self-replicating on IoT devices

Anthropic published "AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter" on Oct 12, 2026. Its summary says its experiments suggest small AI models may be only months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT devices such as Android TVs and smart ovens. The timeline is Anthropic's own projection.