Anthropic's AI‑built C compiler is not all that impressive • The Register

<Yawn> I can copy and paste open-source code without understanding what I'm doing and do a bad job of it, too, but no one's praising me to high heaven.

TLDR

Anthropic's AI-built C compiler, created by a team of 16 agents, has been met with skepticism. While it can compile Linux and Doom, it lacks essential features like a native C library path, making it unable to compile 'Hello World'. The compiler relies on existing open-source code and test suites, raising questions about its true innovation. Critics argue it's more of a sophisticated retrieval-and-refinement process rather than a groundbreaking AI achievement. The debate highlights the gap between AI hype and practical, reliable software development.