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AI agents create new C compiler in $20,000 experiment

The Wire·February 11, 2026

A team of sixteen Claude AI agents collaborated to develop a new C compiler capable of compiling a Linux kernel. The project, costing $20,000, required significant human oversight, highlighting both the potential and current limitations of AI-native development teams.