Snap CEO Spiegel: AI Writes Two-Thirds of Snap's Code, Credits Claude as 'Transforming Software Development'

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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel revealed that AI now writes two-thirds of Snap's code, crediting Anthropic's Claude specifically as 'transforming software development, full stop, at Snap in every part of our organization.' Spiegel predicted companies will reallocate resources from engineering to distribution as building software gets easier. This came alongside Snap cutting 1,000 roles (16% of full-time staff) in April, making it one of the most concrete enterprise case studies of AI-driven organizational restructuring.