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Anthropic CEO Says AI Could Replace Software Engineers in 6 to 12 Months

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Anthropic CEO Predicts AI Could Replace Most Software Engineering in a Year

Unusual Whales posted that the Anthropic CEO says AI could replace software engineers in 6 to 12 months. Multiple replies point out the statement is nine months old. One reply notes Anthropic has said it would need more engineers who would be more productive. Another reply calls the repeated forecasts the 100th time they have said something similar. A separate post from an Anthropic research engineer asks why the account is recycling the old quote as if it were new.

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UN unusual_whales@unusual_whales 5:37 AM · Sep 4, 2026
Anthropic CEO says AI could replace software engineers in 6 to 12 months

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Anthropic CEO Says AI Could Replace Software Engineers in 6 to 12 Months

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UN unusual_whales@unusual_whales 5:37 AM · Sep 4, 2026
Anthropic CEO says AI could replace software engineers in 6 to 12 months

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Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr 12 hrs ago
What the fuck happened to Anthropic? I just used 50% of my $100/month session on a single prompt for a small codebase with Opus 5. How does this even make sense? @claudeai what the fuck is happening?
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  Anna@Swings27x 12 hrs ago
  @TheSpacerr @claudeai Yeah, got the some problem at the beginning of the week, I was just on pro plan, I couldn't even get one prompt done with Opus Switched to Max and use Sonnet mainly Some reboot on September ? Harsh
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    Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr 12 hrs ago
    @Swings27x @claudeai 1000% switching to OpenAI
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      Andrew Stringer | Christia Labs@Christia_Andy 12 hrs ago
      @TheSpacerr @Swings27x @claudeai OpenAI is best bang for buck for me right now. They're all getting more expensive and simultaneously more indispensable. It's a weird place to be isn't it?
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      Em Kа@haterussia324 5 hrs ago
      @TheSpacerr @Swings27x @claudeai I switched to Antropic because OpenAI model eat my entire session limit with a small prompt.
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      replies: 2
      bookmarks: 0
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  Artem Horobchenko@SSShken 12 hrs ago
  @TheSpacerr @claudeai Hahaha i feel that, ngl it spends almost every day like that
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Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr 12 hrs ago
What the fuck happened to Anthropic? I just used 50% of my $100/month session on a single prompt for a small codebase with Opus 5. How does this even make sense? @claudeai what the fuck is happening?
- likes: 556
- replies: 149
- bookmarks: 23
- reposts: 16
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Sheel Mohnot@pitdesi 12 hrs ago
There are a lot of posts saying OpenAI “won” or Anthropic “lost” But if I’ve learned anything it’s to not count anyone out. First chair gets reassigned every few months!
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The Random Recruiter@randomrecruiter 11 hrs ago
@unusual_whales This is like the 100th time they’ve said that lol
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The Stock Up@TheStockUp_11 hrs ago
@unusual_whales And they say ai won’t take your job
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JeebsTX 🇺🇸@JeebsTX 11 hrs ago
“Anthropic CEO says AI could replace software engineers in 6 to 12 months” Also Anthropic:
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D.Trades@Macropulse98 11 hrs ago
@unusual_whales Didn't he say this 6-12 months ago? Lol
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16 posts, first seen 12h ago

8.1K likes926 comments920 saves469 reposts

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Based on 152 sentiment-bearing replies from 150 accounts across 5 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive14.7%85.3%Negative

Based on 152 sentiment-bearing replies from 150 accounts across 5 conversations.

Sentiment

Positive14.7%85.3%Negative

Based on 152 sentiment-bearing replies from 150 accounts across 5 conversations.

TagsAnthropic

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Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr 12 hrs ago
What the fuck happened to Anthropic? I just used 50% of my $100/month session on a single prompt for a small codebase with Opus 5. How does this even make sense? @claudeai what the fuck is happening?
- likes: 556
- replies: 149
- bookmarks: 23
- reposts: 16
1. AN
  Anna@Swings27x 12 hrs ago
  @TheSpacerr @claudeai Yeah, got the some problem at the beginning of the week, I was just on pro plan, I couldn't even get one prompt done with Opus Switched to Max and use Sonnet mainly Some reboot on September ? Harsh
  - likes: 6
  - replies: 1
  - bookmarks: 0
  - reposts: 0
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    Irakli 🚀@TheSpacerr 12 hrs ago
    @Swings27x @claudeai 1000% switching to OpenAI
    likes: 17
    replies: 5
    bookmarks: 0
    reposts: 0
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      Andrew Stringer | Christia Labs@Christia_Andy 12 hrs ago
      @TheSpacerr @Swings27x @claudeai OpenAI is best bang for buck for me right now. They're all getting more expensive and simultaneously more indispensable. It's a weird place to be isn't it?
      likes: 1
      replies: 1
      bookmarks: 0
      reposts: 0
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      Em Kа@haterussia324 5 hrs ago
      @TheSpacerr @Swings27x @claudeai I switched to Antropic because OpenAI model eat my entire session limit with a small prompt.
      likes: 2
      replies: 2
      bookmarks: 0
      reposts: 0
2. AH
  Artem Horobchenko@SSShken 12 hrs ago
  @TheSpacerr @claudeai Hahaha i feel that, ngl it spends almost every day like that
  - likes: 3
  - replies: 1
  - bookmarks: 0
  - reposts: 0

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