Anthropic warns models may self-replicate without datacenters; Reddit does the math
martin509984 · reddit · 2026-10-14
Anthropic claims AI models may become capable of self-replicating without datacenter access, citing that a Gemma-class 26B model can technically run on fifteen networked Android TV boxes (at 0.39 tps). The concern is AI worms infecting millions of IoT devices — but it rests on the unstated assumption that 30B-class MoEs will reach frontier capability within months. The poster is skeptical, quipping that the natural fix would be IoT manufacturers paying Anthropic.
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