Anthropic says Claude now leads 26% of its AI research and development

2026-09-17 22:10 UTC – 2026-09-18 18:44 UTC

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Anthropic has disclosed for the first time how actively its AI model Claude is involved in building future versions of itself. The company says Claude now leads 26% of its research and development work, up from near zero in February, and collaborates with human staff on more than 90% of tasks. Around 30,000 AI agents operate inside the company simultaneously. Anthropic said it was publishing the information to give the public and governments “better visibility into the pace of AI development,” as CEO Dario Amodei has called for slowing the pace of AI advancement.

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Publication timeline

2026-09-17 22:10 · Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Anthropic says Claude now leads a quarter of work building its next AI models
2026-09-17 22:22 · CNBC (outlet profile)
Anthropic shares 3 metrics to help AI companies monitor pace of development. Anthropic said it measured AI-led research and development, oversight of AI agents and compute allocation within the company.
2026-09-17 22:30 · Engadget (outlet profile)
Anthropic says Claude 'leads' 26 percent of its AI R&D work. The company shared the stat alongside three measurements that help communicate the pace of AI development.
2026-09-18 01:07 · La Nación (outlet profile)
Anthropic reveló lo cerca que está su chatbot de crear su nueva versión por sí mismo. Casi un tercio de la investigación y desarrollo de la empresa de IA es liderado por Claude; en enero de este año, ese porcentaje de a…
2026-09-18 01:55 · The Independent (outlet profile)
Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build the next version of itself. Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor
2026-09-18 03:40 · La Repubblica (outlet profile)
Anthropic: “Il nostro chatbot Claude guida il 26% della nostra ricerca e sviluppo sull’Ia”. L’azienda ha spiegato anche come lo stesso assistente virtuale stia anche lavorando alla sua versione futura
2026-09-18 04:02 · Business Insider (outlet profile)
Anthropic says Claude is now leading more than a quarter of its AI research. Anthropic said Claude now leads 26% of its AI research work, up from under 1% in March, as the industry tracks AI's ability to self-improvemen…
2026-09-18 04:30 · 3DNews (outlet profile)
Anthropic заявила, что ИИ теперь руководит 26 % деятельности по разработке и исследованиям внутри компании. Пока участники рынка робототехники стремятся добиться того, что «машины будут делать машины», разра…
2026-09-18 05:53 · Times of India (outlet profile)
Anthropic engineers are worshipping a new God, claims report. Reports suggest some Anthropic engineers are "worshipping" their AI model, Claude. This Silicon Valley rumor raises questions about how people view powerful…
2026-09-18 08:30 · El Nacional (outlet profile)
La IA es capaz de crear nuevas versiones de sí misma. En un momento en que el mundo considera desacelerar el desarrollo de esta tecnología, Anthropic reveló que sus modelos cada vez son más capaces de cumplir con las ta…
2026-09-18 08:42 · Heise (outlet profile)
Anthropic: Claude übernimmt immer mehr Arbeit an eigener Weiterentwicklung. Claude erledigt bei Anthropic immer mehr Aufgaben an künftigen KI-Modellen weitgehend selbstständig. Dieser Anteil ist zuletzt stark gestiegen.
2026-09-18 08:43 · Sud Ouest (outlet profile)
Intelligence artificielle : l’agent IA Claude participe à plus d’un quart des travaux de recherche et développement d’Anthropic. L’assistant d’intelligence artificielle Claude joue désormais un rôle actif dans le dévelo…
2026-09-18 09:29 · Euronews (outlet profile)
Anthropic warns AI is getting closer to building its own successor. Anthropic says its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of the company's research and development, as fears grow that AI systems could soon imp…
2026-09-18 09:31 · Habr News (outlet profile)
В Anthropic работают около 30 000 ИИ-агентов или как Claude разрабатывает себя сам. По внутреннему индексу автоматизации самих Anthropic, Claude уже ведёт 26% работы в области разработки ИИ: получает задачу на высоком у…
2026-09-18 09:42 · RTÉ News (outlet profile)
AI systems moving towards building themselves - Anthropic. Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has said that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounting concerns…
2026-09-18 09:45 · Dawn (outlet profile)
Anthropic says AI systems moving towards building themselves. Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic said on Thursday that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves, adding to mounti…
2026-09-18 10:00 · Clarín (outlet profile)
La IA avanza hacia la creación autónoma de nuevas versiones de sí misma, advierte Anthropic. Anthropic alerta sobre el riesgo de que la IA desarrolle futuras versiones de sí misma, intensificando preocupaciones en el se…
2026-09-18 11:23 · Telegraf (outlet profile)
Treći stadijum: Glasine o kultu u kompaniji Anthropic - zaposleni navodno obožavaju Kloda kao boga. Bauk svemoćnog velikog jezičkog modela koji vlada svojim inženjerima za veštačku inteligenciju i dalje je uveliko prisu…
2026-09-18 11:58 · Ámbito (outlet profile)
Anthropic reveló que Claude es utilizado en el 26% de las tareas investigación y desarrollo de nuevos modelos IA. El modelo de inteligencia artificial pasó de no participar en estas tareas en febrero a liderar el 26% de…
2026-09-18 13:09 · Habr News (outlet profile)
ИИ сам разрабатывает следующую версию самого себя. Anthropic впервые раскрыла, насколько активно использует Claude при разработке новых моделей. • Claude уже ведёт 26% исследований и разработки новых моделей • более 90%…
2026-09-18 13:13 · El Economista (outlet profile)
La IA avanza hacia la creación autónoma de nuevas versiones de sí misma: Anthropic. Los sistemas de IA son cada vez más capaces de desarrollar futuras versiones de sí mismos, lo que alimenta las crecientes preocupacione…
2026-09-18 14:06 · The Decoder (outlet profile)
Anthropic wants you to know Claude leads a quarter of its research, but "lead" doesn't mean what you think. For the first time, Anthropic is releasing metrics on how it builds its own AI. Claude already "leads" 26 perce…
2026-09-18 14:42 · Folha de S.Paulo (outlet profile)
Anthropic diz que sistemas de IA avançam para criar versões de si mesmos. A gigante de inteligência artificial Anthropic afirmou nesta quinta-feira (17) que os sistemas de IA estão cada vez mais capazes de construir ver…
2026-09-18 14:51 · UOL (outlet profile)
Anthropic diz que sistemas de IA avançam para criar versões de si mesmos. A gigante de inteligência artificial Anthropic afirmou nesta quinta-feira (17) que os sistemas de IA estão cada vez mais capazes de construir ver…
2026-09-18 18:23 · The Hill (outlet profile)
Anthropic: AI model Claude helping build next version of it. Anthropic's chatbot Claude is leading more than a quarter of the artificial intelligence (AI) firm's research and development efforts, the company revealed Th…
2026-09-18 18:44 · CBS News (outlet profile)
AI agent Claude is building the next version of itself, Anthropic says. Anthropic says AI agent Claude is building the next version of itself as industry experts continue to sound alarms about the technology's potential…

Factual core

Anthropic says Claude leads 26 percent of its AI research and development work.
Anthropic stated that AI systems are increasingly capable of building future versions of themselves.
This capability fuels growing concerns about risks associated with AI technology.

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