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Developer questions Anthropic's $1.4T valuation amid AI progress

A software developer expressed confusion regarding Anthropic's valuation, questioning how much further AI models can realistically improve to significantly impact daily software development. The user noted that while current models like Claude and Gemini Flash are already proficient for coding tasks, the human element of code review, understanding, and iteration remains the primary bottleneck. They also questioned the necessity of highly advanced models for most users, leading to skepticism about Anthropic's long-term competitive advantage and its reported trillion-dollar valuation. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the perceived value and future impact of advanced AI models in software development.

RANK_REASON User opinion piece questioning a company's valuation.

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Developer questions Anthropic's $1.4T valuation amid AI progress

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  1. r/Anthropic TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Savings_Succotash418 ·

    Still confused why anthropic is worth 1.4 trillion🙂‍↕️

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Just to give some context, I’m a software developer at a FAANG company. I use Claude quite a bit for work, Gemini Flash for some internal stuff, and have also played around with smaller models like Qwen Coder 7B and many other like 27 b one.<br /…