Claude’s AI Disruption Is Reshaping Which Industries Win and Lose

The launch of a Claude AI plugin triggered a selloff in enterprise software stocks earlier this week, wiping out nearly $1 trillion.
Claude’s AI Disruption Is Reshaping Which Industries Win and Lose
An illustration of the Anthropic logo on Aug. 1, 2025. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas via AFP via Getty Images
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Claude, a large language model (LLM) and chatbot developed by Anthropic, is emerging as a disruptive technology reshaping established production processes across multiple sectors, sending shockwaves from Main Street to Wall Street.

On Jan. 30, Anthropic released an artificial intelligence legal tool—designed for tasks across legal, sales, marketing, and data analysis—as part of its Claude Cowork plugins. The launch triggered a widespread selloff in enterprise software stocks earlier this week, wiping out nearly $1 trillion in market value as investors worried AI could pose an existential threat to these traditional software businesses.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”