# New paper argues AI "time saved" must be counted against the errors it creates, as developers credit Claude Opus 5.5 with a jump in quality

The essay separates stopwatch time from a counterfactual ledger, just as Simon Willison reports that Opus 5.5 builds games that are actually fun and a Russian developer channel declares the old software industry finished.

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- Tracking since: 2026-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-10-29T06:40:54.498Z
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