Agentic AI Transforms Software Engineering Productivity

Journalists report that agentic AI tools like Anthropic’s Claude Code and OpenAI’s Codex are increasingly automating software development and varied knowledge work, with recent releases expanding accessibility to nontechnical users. Developers and companies claim rapid prototype and code generation — citing as much as 30–90 percent of code being AI-assisted — prompting productivity gains, reliability concerns, and debate over future job impacts.