In late 2025, Anthropic's Claude Code — particularly the Opus 4.5 release — ignited a wave of AI agent enthusiasm among technically skilled users, enabling individuals to build and oversee complex software at a scale previously requiring entire teams. Alongside it, developer Peter Steinberger created OpenClaw, an open-source personal AI agent that became the fastest-growing project in GitHub history, drawing mainstream tech attention including a prominent endorsement from Nvidia's Jensen Huang. While the tools remain imperfect, risky, and expensive, they signal a broader shift toward autonomous AI agents that could soon reshape how all computer users work — and potentially displace many jobs in the process.
