Boris Cherny is the head of Claude Code at Anthropic. Cherny joins Big Technology to discuss Claude Code’s explosive growth and whether the rise of AI agents is sustainable. Tune in to hear how Claude Code is changing software development, why Anthropic believes agents will spread far beyond coding, and what happens when people start running hundreds or thousands of AI agents in parallel. We also cover token maxing, rate limits, Codex competition, SaaS disruption, self-improving AI, and whether today’s models really understand the consequences of their actions. Hit play for a sharp look at the agent boom from one of the people building it. Join the Big Technology AI Summit: https://summit.bigtechnology.com Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:39 Claude Code’s Explosive Growth 5:40 What Is Claude Code? 9:22 Using AI Agents To Book Flights 12:45 Tokenmaxxing And Real Demand 21:27 Are AI Agents Too Inefficient? 30:45 Rate Limits And User Frustration 36:03 Beyond Coding 41:48 Claude Prompting Other Claudes 44:37 The Saaspocalypse 49:26 Self-Improving AI 51:54 Do AI Agents Need World Models? 54:45 Is This The Future Or A Fever Dream?