Anthropic and OpenAI Use AI to Build Their Own Tools, Shifting Engineers to Oversight Roles

Summary

Anthropic's AI tool "Claude Workbench" — an AI agent capable of accessing PC files, writing reports, and creating apps — was revealed to have been built entirely by Anthropic's own Claude AI model in just three weeks, according to CPO Mike Krieger. The announcement triggered a selloff in global software company stocks amid concerns that AI agents could replace specialized software functions. OpenAI is also reportedly using AI to build its own tools, with both companies shifting human engineers i