Anthropic: Claude Generated Over 80% of the Company’s Code in May 2026
English summary
Anthropic revealed that in May 2026, more than 80% of the code integrated into its own codebase was created by its AI model Claude. The company described this as an inevitable step toward AI recursively improving itself. The development suggests AI-driven code generation can dramatically accelerate software evolution and enable more powerful, optimized applications. The claim was reported by Spanish tech publication Xataka.
Chinese summary
Anthropic 透露，2026 年 5 月集成到其自身代码库中的代码超过 80% 由 AI 模型 Claude 生成。公司称这是 AI 递归自我改进的必然一步。这一进展表明 AI 驱动的代码生成能大幅加速软件演进，并催生更强大、更优化的应用。该消息来自西班牙科技媒体 Xataka 的报道。
Key points
Anthropic disclosed that Claude wrote over 80% of the code integrated into its codebase in May 2026.
Anthropic 披露 Claude 在 2026 年 5 月编写了集成到其代码库中超过 80% 的代码。
The milestone underscores the rapid advance of AI self-improvement and recursive code generation.
这一里程碑凸显了 AI 自我改进和递归代码生成的快速进展。
The claim was reported by Xataka, citing statements from Anthropic.
该声明由 Xataka 报道，引用了 Anthropic 的陈述。