What Are Self-Replicating AI Worms?
Anthropic has raised worries about self-replicating AI worms, which are programs that could copy themselves. The Guardian explains what these worms are and why the company is concerned about them.
Quick glossaryAnthropic, AI worms, self-replicating
- Anthropic
- An AI safety company based in San Francisco, best known for its Claude chatbot and for focusing on building AI that is safe to use.
- AI worms
- Malicious programs that spread from one computer or device to another by copying themselves, often without any human action.
- self-replicating
- Able to make copies of itself automatically, so one program can spread into many places without anyone starting each copy.
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