Anthropic: AI Develops AI, Humans May Slow Progress

AI is now so effective at writing code that humans may be slowing down the development of new AI systems. That's according to a new study from Anthropic. Here's the thing: Anthropic says its AI, Claude, now authors over 80% of the code merged into the company's codebase. This has helped engineers ship roughly eight times more code than they did in 2024. What's interesting is that Anthropic believes AI is already helping build future AI systems. This could eventually lead to AI designing its own successors. While this "recursive self-improvement" isn't guaranteed, it could come sooner than many expect. The bottom line: AI is rapidly changing how software is developed, and this shift could have major implications for the future of technology.