Anthropic hiring struggle: shortage of independent judgment under ambiguity

adrianscottcom · x · 2026-08-28

A conversation with an Anthropic representative reveals that hiring remains a major challenge. The core issue is not a lack of candidates, but a scarcity of exceptional talent capable of generating good independent judgment under extreme ambiguity, especially for long-term, high-conviction bets where the path is not yet obvious.

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