The AI industry may be moving so fast that it is beginning to destroy the very people it is supposed to help. Anthropic, the company behind the cloud AI assistant, has publicly acknowledged that the constant pace of new feature releases is causing real stress for everyday users and that its own product roadmap is part of the problem.
The issue was raised by Claude Code product manager and Anthropic coworker Kat Wu during an interview on Lenny’s Podcast. According to Business Insider, he said that people feel compelled to check their social media accounts every day to stay relevant. “There’s a lot more we can do to help people feel less on this ever-increasing treadmill,” Wu said, as reported by Business Insider.
This trend is becoming increasingly common. In the pre-AI era, updates came at regular intervals, whether quarterly or annually. However, today, the frequency of these updates has increased to weekly intervals, often driven by the actions of competitors.
The statistics support Wu’s fears. Anthropic had more than 45 updates during the first quarter of 2025 alone, a feature every other day. According to Wu, the frequency has also caused confusion within the company. “AI is advancing so fast and with so many ideas that we need to test, we sometimes have features that overlap with each other,” he said.
That quick rollout hasn’t come without cost. Users have recently reported a noticeable decline in the cloud’s response quality, a complaint Anthropic attributed to technical issues rather than intentional changes, though the incident highlighted how quickly trust can erode when updates arrive faster than users can evaluate them.
Wu’s proposed solution isn’t to slow down; This is to bring about a change in how devices communicate changes to users. Instead of expecting people to look for updates on X (formerly Twitter) or third-party tech blogs, she envisions tools that actively teach users what’s new and relevant to them.
“I would love for people to feel like they can open up these tools. The tools will educate them or teach them what they want to know,” he said.
