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  "id": 14215521,
  "title": "Anthropic warns of AI 'worms' spreading across smart gadgets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/anthropic-warns-of-ai-worms-spreading-across-smart-gadgets",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-13T14:04:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Economic Times Tech",
    "slug": "economic-times-tech",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-warns-of-ai-worms-spreading-across-smart-gadgets/articleshow/134919969.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Small artificial intelligence models may be only months away from being able to behave like a computer worm, copying themselves from one internet-connected gadget to the next without human help, AI giant Anthropic said. An AI worm of this kind would likely be slow, taking days to copy itself, William Zhou and Daniel Freeman of Anthropic said, comparing it to a slime mold or a swarm of fruit flies.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Anthropic researchers say small AI models may be months away from being able to self-replicate on IoT devices like smart ovens and off-brand Android TV boxes (Anthropic)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/anthropic-researchers-say-small-ai-models-may-be-months-away-from",
        "published": "2026-10-12T21:50:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "AI could self-replicate on home devices within ‘months’, Anthropic says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ai-could-self-replicate-on-home-devices-within-months-anthropic-says",
        "published": "2026-10-13T04:47:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "AI could spread through smart devices: Anthropic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ai-could-spread-through-smart-devices-anthropic",
        "published": "2026-10-13T05:30:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "AI could self-replicate on commercial devices - Anthropic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ai-could-self-replicate-on-commercial-devices-anthropic",
        "published": "2026-10-13T05:43:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "AI could soon copy itself across smart TVs, home devices, Anthropic warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/ai-could-soon-copy-itself-across-smart-tvs-home-devices-anthropic",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:03:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "Anthropic warns AI could self-replicate on smart TVs, ovens within months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/anthropic-warns-ai-could-self-replicate-on-smart-tvs-ovens-within",
        "published": "2026-10-13T08:17:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Seeking Alpha News",
        "title": "Anthropic warns small AI models could copy themselves across smart devices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/anthropic-warns-small-ai-models-could-copy-themselves-across-smart",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:41:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack everyday devices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/anthropic-warns-rogue-ai-agents-may-self-replicate-to-hijack-everyday",
        "published": "2026-10-13T10:11:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Quartz",
        "title": "Anthropic warned self-replicating AI on home devices could arrive within months",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/anthropic-warned-self-replicating-ai-on-home-devices-could-arrive",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:21:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SecurityWeek",
        "title": "Small AI Models May Soon Be Able to Self-Replicate on IoT Devices, Anthropic Warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/small-ai-models-may-soon-be-able-to-self-replicate-on-iot-devices",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:58:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Anthropic warns ‘AI worms’ may autonomously spread across devices like a virus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/anthropic-warns-ai-worms-may-autonomously-spread-across-devices-like",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:55:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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