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# Lisan al Gaib: Anthropic quote on small models self-replicating on IoT devices

Lisan al Gaib (@scaling01), X, 2026-10-12.
Source: https://x.com/scaling01/status/2109728458276323371

## Why it matters

Most-viewed post about the Anthropic self-replication study in this set (about 232k views).

## Summary

Posted Oct 12, 2026 (19:30 UTC). The pseudonymous account Lisan al Gaib (@scaling01) posts two quotes from the Anthropic post with a screenshot: 'small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT devices' and 'In our evals, a 9B model got inference running on 8 of the 9 hardware types we tested'. No commentary of its own.

_Metrics as of 2026-10-13 via api.fxtwitter.com: 231,649 views, 1,827 likes, 166 reposts._

## Archived text

> ANTHROPIC: "small AI models may be months away from being capable enough to self-replicate on commercial IoT devices"
> 
> "In our evals, a 9B model got inference running on 8 of the 9 hardware types we tested"

Archived 2026-10-13 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 234,138 views, 1,832 likes, 167 reposts, 132 replies (at fetch time)
Media: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HUdCrXNXkAAqNdF.jpg?name=orig

## Cited in

- 2026-10-12: [Anthropic's Frontier Red Team](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-12-anthropic-self-replicating-ai-iot-devices/)