Code Shipments Hit 7x With No Slowdown, Compounding 1.66x Per Month
erikbryn · x · 2026-09-13
Erik Brynjolfsson cites data showing AI-assisted code shipments have reached 7x with no sign of slowing down. The key figure is 1.66x compounding growth per month, meaning output keeps accelerating rather than a one-off jump. He adds that Anthropic's own reports show similar trends.
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