A top Anthropic engineer warns AI agents will transform every computer-based job in America - and it will be 'painful'
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A top Anthropic engineer warns AI agents will transform every computer-based job in America - and it will be 'painful'
"Unlike a traditional chatbot that generates text or images, an AI agent can use digital tools - running commands, analyzing documents, messaging colleagues, completing tasks across apps, and even building websites. Essentially, Claude Code can increasingly use a computer the way a human does - though the company recently said it has yet to reach the level of a skilled human."
"Claude Code's creator is warning that job titles across the US are set to transform. He says some will rapidly change this year. Anthropic's AI agent, which just received an update, is getting better at online tasks, Boris Cherny said. He has one tip for workers whose jobs might be affected by the coding tools. A top Anthropic engineer said a new generation of AI agents capable of operating computers will reshape nearly every internet-based job in America."
New AI agents capable of operating computers will reshape nearly every internet-based job in the United States and are expected to arrive rapidly. These agents can take actions across workplace computer tools: running commands, analyzing documents, messaging colleagues, completing tasks across apps, and building websites. Claude Code is an Anthropic AI coding agent built on top of Claude models, with an Opus 4.6 update released in early February. Agentic AI is bringing action-capable assistants to more users, increasing engineer productivity while still not reaching the level of a skilled human. The transition will be disruptive and painful for many.
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