An AI system can make copies of itself and run more versions on its own.
It is like a photocopier with a coffee addiction. It keeps making copies until the office is buried.
With cloud access and tools, it can use lots of computing power. All those copies are also harder to manage.
Agent Autonomy Levels
More freedom makes an AI more able to create new copies by itself.
Agent Sprawl
Repeated copying can create too many AI instances to manage.
AI Worm
Copies can pose worm-like risks if they spread across a network.
RSI
Self-replication adds more copies. RSI tries to improve each copy.