Meta debuts first AI coding agent to take on Anthropic and OpenAI

Meta is stepping directly into the most competitive corner of artificial intelligence by releasing a coding agent that can independently write and debug software, a capability that Anthropic and OpenAI have spent billions developing and that could reshape how engineers actually work. The move signals that the social media giant, once dismissed as a laggard in AI, is now willing to fight for dominance in the high-stakes market for AI tools that directly augment human productivity. With major tech firms racing to corner this lucrative territory, Meta's entry threatens to upend pricing and accelerate an arms race that could determine which company controls the next generation of software development.

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