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AI models may do most or all of what software engineers do, end to end, within six to 12 months.

Dario Amodei, Anthropic · made January 2026 · target Jan 2027 · Open

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We might be six to 12 months away from when the model is doing most, maybe all of what software engineers do end-to-end.
Dario Amodei, Fortune (the quote as reported there)

The prediction

Who
Dario Amodei, CEO, Anthropic
Made
January 2026
Target
Jan 31, 2027 (stated as "six to 12 months")
Status
Openin 4 months
Source
Fortune Secondary: a report of what they said
Topics
Coding,Jobs

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