Impressions from visiting OpenAI, Anthropic, & Cursor
Nobody is talking about what's actually happening inside OpenAI and Anthropic right now. Here's what one engineer saw.
Why it matters
First-hand observations from inside leading AI labs reveal agents and coding tools as dominant near-term trends, signaling where the industry is actually placing bets versus what leadership announces publicly.
The key facts
8 to knowCloud-based agents identified as major trend at OpenAI and Anthropic
Coding harnesses spreading beyond dedicated tools into mainstream workflows
Observations from Cursor, OpenAI, and Anthropic campuses
Focus on software engineering trajectory within AI labs
Cloud-based agents emerging as major trend across OpenAI and Anthropic
Coding harnesses expanding beyond specialized use cases
Observations from three leading AI labs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor
Focus on software engineering implications and tooling direction
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Publisher excerpt: A peek into where software engineering is headed from inside the sector’s leading AI labs. Agents running in the cloud are a major trend, while coding harnesses are spreading beyond the craft