Because 8 ≈ e², Anthropic's researcher uplift is plausibly >2x
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Translates a reported 8x increase in merged code into a bounded estimate of total researcher productivity gain, showing how coding-AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → output maps to real uplift.
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
