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Cat Wu, product lead for Claude Code and Cowork, has left Anthropic; Thariq Shihipar, who worked on Claude Code, announced his departure last month (Stephen Council/Business Insider)

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In short

The artificial intelligence company has seen another departure from its specialized product units. Cat Wu recently concluded her tenure as the product lead for Claude Code and Cowork. Her exit directly follows the departure of Thariq Shihipar, who previously worked on the Claude Code initiative before announcing his own exit last month.

Key points

  • Anthropic is experiencing notable personnel changes across its product division.: Anthropic is experiencing notable personnel changes across its product division.
  • The Claude Code development team has lost multiple members in consecutive months.: The Claude Code development team has lost multiple members in consecutive months.
  • Leadership over the Claude Code and Cowork projects has recently turned over.: Leadership over the Claude Code and Cowork projects has recently turned over.

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