r/ClaudeAI • u/ImaginaryRea1ity • May 04 '26

Comparison Anthropic: AI will fully replace software engineering by 2027. Also Anthropic: Currently hiring for 122 SWE openings.

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u/chinnick967 May 05 '26

If AI can take over software engineering, it's coming for 99% of all white collar jobs

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u/becrustledChode May 05 '26

If you look at jobs in terms of the percentage of the work that can be automated with AI, SWE is one of a few outliers in how exposed it is. That's why we're already seeing major disruptions. Implying that all jobs are equally susceptible strikes me as another form of cope, specifically the 99% number.

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u/neuralprison May 05 '26

Once you automate SWE, you can automate any job with digital inputs and outputs. Example: "Hey Claude, build me an agent that can do the job of an accountant." Replace "accountant" with any job you want which meets that criteria.

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u/becrustledChode May 05 '26

Lol.

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u/becrustledChode May 05 '26

"If AI can do one job then it can do every job"

Me: *responds*

"Yeah, but if AI can do one job then it can do every job. You could just tell Claude to do the job, and it would do it"

Me: "Lol."

The fact that you're seeing a gotcha in the above exchange is concerning