Anthropic is hiring more SWEs than ever, despite AI replacement claims(grepjob.com)
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Anthropic is hiring more SWEs than ever, despite AI replacement claims
https://grepjob.com/trends/anthropic-hiring-vs-ai-replacement
https://grepjob.com/trends/anthropic-hiring-vs-ai-replacement
It feels like every month a quote from Anthropic goes viral about how SWEs won't exist in the future due to AI.
I wanted to see if Anthropic is actually hiring less as a result of AI. So, I compiled a dataset of their monthly SWE job openings juxtaposed with quotes from execs about AI replacement.
The results are clear: Anthropic is claiming that SWE jobs will go away, while simultaneously hiring more SWEs than ever. Since Jan '25 their open SWE roles are up 170% and the curve is accelerating.
It's important to remember that AI companies have an incentive to claim that their tech will automate away jobs because that's what their customers/investors want to hear.