Subvolts take Anthropic's Claude Code head details AI agents' explosive growth and future impact. May 20, 2026 - Developers
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This interview features a leader from Anthropic discussing the significant growth and future of AI agents, a key area of AI development.
Claude Code Head Boris Cherny: Insane Growth, Tokenmaxxing, AI Agents' Next Frontier
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Boris Cherney, head of Claude Code at Anthropic, joins the Big Technology Podcast to discuss the rapid growth of AI in software development. The episode explores the sustainability of AI agents, their potential to expand beyond coding, and the implications of running thousands of agents simultaneously. Cherney also touches on token limits, competition, and whether current AI models truly grasp the consequences of their actions.
This episode talks about how AI is helping programmers write code faster. It also looks at whether using many AI assistants, called agents, all at once is a good idea and if it can last. People should care because AI agents could change how software is built and used.
This episode offers insights into the practical application and future of AI agents, particularly in coding. It's for developers and tech leaders interested in how Anthropic is pushing the boundaries of AI tools. The discussion on agents and their widespread adoption connects to current efforts by Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot to integrate AI into workflows, highlighting a key area of competition and innovation.
- HostAlex Kantrowitz
- GuestBoris CherneyHead of Claude Code, Anthropic
- Guest: Boris Cherney, Head of Claude Code at Anthropic
- Show: Big Technology Podcast
- Length: 59 minutes
- Topics Covered: Claude Code's explosive growth, AI agents' sustainability, agents spreading beyond coding, running hundreds or thousands of AI agents in parallel, token maxing,
Boris Cherney is the head of Claude Code at Anthropic. Cherney joins Big Technology to discuss Claude Code’s explosive growth and whether the rise of AI agents is sustainable. Tune in to hear how Claude Code is changing software development, why Anthropic believes agents will spread far beyond coding, and what happens when people start running hundreds or thousands of AI agents in parallel. We also cover token maxing, rate limits, Codex competition, SaaS disruption, self-improving AI, and whether today’s models really understand the consequences of their actions. Hit play for a sharp look at the agent boom from one of the people building it.
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- Tokenmaxxing
- Boris Cherney
- Using the maximum number of tokens allowed by an AI model to get the most output or information.
- AI Agents
- Boris Cherney
- Software programs that use AI to perform tasks automatically, like writing code or managing workflows.
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Questions people ask
- What is Claude Code?
- Claude Code is Anthropic's initiative focused on using AI to transform software development and coding processes.
- What are AI agents?
- AI agents are systems that can perform tasks autonomously, and the episode discusses their rapid growth and potential beyond just coding.
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