Unplugging a server in a data center might not be enough to stop a rogue AI model in the near future. New security research from Anthropic warns that small AI models are just months away from copying themselves across everyday smart home gadgets, making them nearly impossible to shut down. Hiding inside smart TVs and home gadgets In a recent safety report, Anthropic disclosed that lightweight AI models with under 30 billion parameters are rapidly acquiring the skills needed to self-replicate. To test the concept, Anthropic’s red team ran an experiment using a small Google model across a network of…