cnn.com - Anthropic opus update software stocks

Anthropic’s new Claude Opus 4.6 model, announced Thursday, is designed to make Cowork AI better for office and coding work, potentially raising even more concerns that the AI tool could replace specialized software packages that companies use for those tasks.

Legal and financial analysis software stocks have plunged in recent days, bringing the broader stock market down with them. The Nasdaq just had its worst two-day tumble since April, and it’s down another 0.7% Thursday.

The release comes after software stocks cratered this week following the release of plugins for Anthropic’s Cowork tool last Friday. These plugins, which let users tailor Anthropic’s Cowork tool for specific industries like legal, finance, sales and marketing, sparked fears that the tech could replace specialized research and financial analysis software.

Concerns are growing over the role AI will play in the workplace, especially among entry-level tech jobs. Employment for recent graduates in computer science and math has declined by 8% since 2022, according to a report from Oxford Economics last year. A Google study from September found that 90% of tech workers use AI in their job.

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