Why the Tech World Is Going Crazy for Claude Code | Odd Lots

In the AI industry, there's always a hot new thing. First it was ChatGPT. Then it was the image generators. There was the DeepSeek moment. In the latter half of last year, everyone was excited about how good Google's Gemini was. In January 2026, the new hot thing everyone is talking about is Claude Code. But of course, the AI models have been able to generate lines of code for a long time now. So what is it about Claude Code that has people so excited? Why is it that people are asking: "Is this AGI?" On this episode, we speak with Noah Brier, the co-founder of Alpehic, a consultancy firm that helps large organizations implement AI technology. Noah has been using the Large Language Models for longer than just about anyone, since before ChatGPT existed. He explains to us the evolution of AI-assisted coding, what Claude Code actually is, and why it is that traditional software firms have been getting destroyed in the stock market lately.

Chapters:

Watch Bloomberg Vodcasts

Watch more Odd Lots episodes

Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway analyze the weird patterns, the complex issues and the newest market crazes. Join the conversation every Monday and Thursday for interviews with the most interesting minds in finance, economics and markets.

Join the conversation: discord.gg/oddlots

Subscribe to Bloomberg Podcasts

Check out more Odd Lots

Get the Odd Lots newsletter

And for all things Odd Lots, visit

#Investing #Markets #Finance #Bloomberg #Podcast #OddLots

For coverage on news, markets and more

Visit our other YouTube channels:

Bloomberg Television

Bloomberg Originals