After job cuts, Anthropic CEO now makes 'doomsday' prediction for software companies

Published on 5/18/2026, 9:17:00 AM

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told WSJ at the World Economic Forum in Davos that software is heading toward being "cheap, maybe essentially free," warning that whole careers built around writing code may not survive the AI shift.
The Anthropic chief executive also predicted SaaS incumbents leaning on code complexity as a moat could "go bust" as ServiceNow, Snowflake and Microsoft stocks slide and Anthropic eyes a $900 billion valuation.
'Whole jobs, whole careers' may not survive the AI productivity jump SaaS stocks slide as Anthropic eyes $900 billion IPO valuation Poll Do you believe software becoming essentially free will benefit or hinder innovation?
Benefit innovation Hinder innovation No significant impact Dario Amodei has spent most of 2026 telling anyone with a microphone that AI is about to gut entry-level white-collar work.
Now the Anthropic CEO has turned his attention to the people who actually build software for a living—and the...

Quick context: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told WSJ at the World Economic Forum in Davos that software is heading toward being "cheap, maybe essentially free," warning that whole careers built around writing code may not survive...

Published May 18, 2026.

📌 Source: Times of India

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