Anthropic has nearly stopped hiring junior staff because AI agents now work six times as many hours

Anthropic's internal study says junior workers fell from 27 to 9 percent of technical new hires since early 2025, while its AI agents logged six times as many hours as employees by August 2026. Agents now handle tasks such as writing code and finding bugs. The company says the results may not apply elsewhere, and researchers warn that fewer entry-level jobs could mean fewer experts later.

Summary written with AI by HowTechMoves, based on reporting by The Decoder.