Anthropic finds Claude users increasingly delegate long-running agentic work
Anthropic's Economic Index reported that Claude Code and Cowork sessions increasingly consist of long-running agentic tasks. In a linked survey of about 9,700 nonrepresentative Claude users, more automated users expected AI to take on more tasks but were also more optimistic about pay, job security, and meaning; over 35% expected AI could do most of their work within a year.
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Why it moved the index
Usage telemetry provides evidence that delegation is shifting toward longer agentic work, and the survey records substantial expectations of near-term task automation. The sample is limited to active Claude users, is not population-representative, and includes optimistic employment expectations that temper the labor-risk signal.
Assessment history
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Toward 33 · confidence 70
Adds current usage telemetry and a linked user survey on long-running agents and expected near-term task automation.
15 Aug 2026