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# Santi Ruiz: internal poll's median expects AI to do 80% of building models by end-2027

Santi Ruiz (@rSanti97), X, 2026-10-16.
Source: https://x.com/rSanti97/status/2111199580901790013

## Why it matters

Anthropic author's post (~9k views) linking the expectations-gap report to Sellitto's IMF remarks.

## Summary

Posted Fri Oct 16 20:56:18 +0000 2026 by Santi Ruiz (@rSanti97); 8,688 views, 150 likes, 15 reposts when read via api.fxtwitter.com on 2026-10-17. 'We ran an internal poll of Anthropic employees. The median expectation is that AI will do 80% of building models by the end of 2027.' Quote-post of MTS's Sellitto/IMF post.

## Archived text

> We ran an internal poll of Anthropic employees. The median expectation is that AI will do 80% of building models by the end of 2027.
> 
> https://www.anthropic.com/research/ai-expectations-gap
> 
> > Quoting @MTSlive: SITUATION DETECTED: Anthropic’s Head of Global Affairs Michael Sellitto has told the IMF that Anthropic projects Claude could lead 80-90% of frontier model training by next year, up from 3% in April.

Archived 2026-10-17 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 8,757 views, 151 likes, 15 reposts, 5 replies (at fetch time)
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## Cited in

- 2026-10-16: [Anthropic publishes two economics reports](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-16-anthropic-employment-expectations-gap-reports/)
- 2026-10-16: [Sellitto at the IMF: Claude could lead 80–90% of model building next year](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-16-sellitto-imf-claude-80-90-percent-model-training/)