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Microsoft and Meta Steer Employees Toward In-House AI Tools
Microsoft and Meta have been encouraging workers to use AI tools they offer themselves.
Microsoft has directed staff toward GitHub Copilot, but engineers can still choose other models.
Meta has encouraged employees to use Muse Code and an internal tool called MetaCode.
As a result, the number of Meta employees using Anthropic’s Claude Code has fallen by about half.
Microsoft also lowered its expected spending on Anthropic’s AI tools.
Both companies are important customers for Anthropic, so using less of its products could make it harder for Anthropic to keep growing quickly.
Businesses are also finding it difficult to predict how much AI will cost.
One survey found that only 11% of nearly 400 businesses could accurately forecast their AI spending.
Microsoft cut its projected spending on Anthropic technology for internal use by about one-third from a previously expected $1 billion this year, according to a report by The Information.
Microsoft has directed staff toward GitHub Copilot, while engineers remain free to choose other models, a company spokesperson reportedly said.
At Meta, Claude Code users fell from roughly 60,000 earlier this year to about 30,000 as staff were nudged toward Muse Code and the internal tool MetaCode.
The pullback by two major corporate customers presents a challenge to Anthropic’s efforts to sustain rapid growth.
A recent survey found only 11% of nearly 400 businesses could accurately forecast their AI spending; the Ramp AI Index said 43.5% of US businesses paid for Anthropic subscriptions or tokens in July.
- Who
- Microsoft, Meta, and Anthropic.
- What
- Microsoft and Meta have steered employees toward their own AI tools and reduced internal use or projected spending on Anthropic’s Claude products.
- Where
- Within Microsoft and Meta; the adoption figures cited cover US businesses.
- When
- The changes were reported this year; Meta’s Claude Code user count was compared with an earlier point this year. The Ramp AI Index figures cited are for July.
- Why
- The companies are promoting their own tools, while the report describes the pullback as a challenge to Anthropic’s efforts to sustain rapid growth.
Key facts
- Microsoft spending projection
- The Information reported that Microsoft’s projected $1 billion spend this year on internal Anthropic technology was cut by one-third.
- Microsoft tool direction
- Microsoft has directed staff toward GitHub Copilot; engineers remain free to choose other models, according to a spokesperson.
- Meta Claude Code users
- About 30,000 employees, down from roughly 60,000 earlier this year, according to the report.
- Meta alternatives
- Muse Code and MetaCode, an internal-use tool.
- AI spending forecasts
- Only 11% of nearly 400 businesses in a recent survey could accurately forecast AI spending.
- Anthropic adoption
- 43.5% of US businesses were paying for Anthropic subscriptions or tokens as of July, according to the Ramp AI Index.
- AI spending range
- In July, the top 1% of US businesses spent a median $7,400 per employee on AI, compared with $11.95 for the median company.
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