AI Disrupts Knowledge Work: Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.6 π€
Anthropic's new model, Claude Opus 4.6, signals AI's growing impact on knowledge-based jobs and markets' awareness of this shift.

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Anthropic, one of the worldβs most influential AI companies, has launched a new model: Claude Opus 4.6. Until recently, that kind of release would have mattered mainly to engineers, with Anthropic best known for Claude Code, a tool many developers say is already reshaping their work.
This time, however, the effects are being felt far beyond the tech world. A seemingly small update from Anthropic sent shockwaves through parts of the stock market earlier this week, raising fresh questions about which industries AI could disrupt next.
Sky News Technology Correspondent Rowland Manthorpe explains why this is happening and what it could mean for markets and knowledge workers alike.
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This time, however, the effects are being felt far beyond the tech world. A seemingly small update from Anthropic sent shockwaves through parts of the stock market earlier this week, raising fresh questions about which industries AI could disrupt next.
Sky News Technology Correspondent Rowland Manthorpe explains why this is happening and what it could mean for markets and knowledge workers alike.
Read more here:
https://news.sky.com/story/the-markets-in-seek-and-destroy-mode-the-new-anthropic-ai-model-scaring-lawyers-and-legal-firms-13503788
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