Yang: Coding Will Eat All Knowledge Work
Peter Yang · OpenClaw, Claude Code, and the Future of Software | Peter Yang on The a16z Show · Apr 6, 2026 · at 15:22
Peter Yang, product lead at Roblox, discusses the expanding scope of AI automation across professional industries.
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“I feel like coding will eat all knowledge work.”
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