Anthropic Says Claude Now Writes Over 80% of Its Own Code — and Warns the Industry Isn't Ready for What Comes Next

Anthropic disclosed that Claude generates more than 80% of the code shipped internally, while simultaneously publishing a warning about recursive self-improvement timelines. The company is simultaneously the loudest booster and the loudest alarm bell.

Anthropic made two disclosures on Friday that, taken together, paint a striking picture of a company sprinting toward a capability it publicly worries may be dangerous. As summarized by @oscarlau, Claude now generates over 80% of the code used internally at Anthropic. Separately, the company issued what multiple briefings describe as a call for lab coordination on self-improving AI, with @marcopapa99 noting that Anthropic "warns about self-improving AI" and @ainunnajib characterizing it as the company putting "RSI on the timeline."

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