Anthropic exec sees AI agents writing code as a new printing press

Boris Cherny, head of Anthropic's Claude Code, is now managing tens of thousands of AI agents that write code, a significant leap from managing a few hundred. He likens this advancement to the printing press, predicting it will lower barriers to software creation and unlock profound innovation. Cherny also highlighted Anthropic's use of AI to develop future models, a path that could lead to recursive self-improvement, though he acknowledged this poses significant risks. AI

IMPACT AI agents managing code generation at scale could dramatically accelerate software development and innovation, akin to the printing press's impact.

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