Claude Opus tackles programming

An Anthropic researcher recently conducted an interesting experiment: using the Claude Opus 4.6 language model to build a compiler for the C language. The initiative, although not without its challenges, led to the creation of a working compiler, albeit with some limitations.

A surprising result, but with reservations

The researcher expressed a mix of conflicting emotions in the face of the result, describing himself as "excited," "concerned," and "uneasy." The experiment demonstrates the growing capabilities of AI agents in solving complex programming problems, but also raises questions about the future implications of such technologies.

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