Claude itself is now leading 26% of the work building the next version of Claude. 7 months ago, it was 0%. "There are now 30,000 agents doing research and engineering work at Anthropic at any one time."
Anthropic's Claude AI is now contributing significantly to its own development, leading 26% of the work on the next version, a substantial increase from 0% seven months prior. This advancement is supported by approximately 30,000 AI agents engaged in research and engineering tasks at Anthropic, highlighting a rapid pace of AI development and increasing autonomy in its creation.
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PublishedOffset at this time: UTC+0Sep 18, 2026, 16:21 UTC
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- Sep 18, 2026, 16:21
- Ingested
- Sep 18, 2026, 17:00
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