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Anthropic's self-replication post of 12 October 2026 ran Gemma4-26B-A4B distributed over 15 inexpensive off-brand Android TV boxes, about $55 each, at 0.39 tokens per second.

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We run Gemma4-26B-A4B, distributed over 15 inexpensive off-brand Android TV boxes (~$55 each) that we bought and networked together, at 0.39 tokens per second.

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AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter
Anthropic (Frontier Red Team) · 2026-10-12

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“Anthropic's self-replication post of 12 October 2026 ran Gemma4-26B-A4B distributed over 15 inexpensive off-brand Android TV boxes, about $55 each, at 0.39 tokens per second.” ai notis, checked 14 Oct 2026. Source: AI models may be capable of self-replicating without access to a datacenter (Anthropic (Frontier Red Team)). https://ainotis.com/c/1512

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ai notis. (2026, October 14). Anthropic's self-replication post of 12 October 2026 ran Gemma4-26B-A4B distributed over 15 inexpensive off-brand Android TV boxes, about $55 each, at 0.39 tokens per second [Checked claim 1512]. ai notis. https://ainotis.com/c/1512

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