Soon, neural networks may start taking over not just servers, but also household appliances – from televisions to refrigerators and ovens. Researchers at Anthropic believe this could happen within a few months.

Small neural networks could potentially replicate themselves on devices with internet access and weak security, using their computing power instead of data centers.

The most dangerous scenario is a decentralized network of this type. It would be extremely difficult to shut down completely, as copies could spread independently of each other.