Anthropic’s hunt for the next Claude Code
From Sources with Alex Heath by Alex Heath
May 14, 2026 · 1h 21m
About this episode
Alex interviews Mike Krieger about Anthropic's work on AI and the future of technology.
Alex sits down with Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram and head of Anthropic Labs, to talk about what the team is working on after Claude Code and where AI is headed next. They discuss how Anthropic's skunkworks lab operates, why Mike stepped down as CPO to return to building, and what the competition with OpenAI's Codex looks like from the inside. They also get into the white spaces Mike is most excited about, why human creativity becomes more valuable as AI gets better, and what Anthropic's culture has in common with Apple. Follow ACCESS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/accesspodcast/ Follow Alex: https://sources.news/ https://x.com/alexeheath/ Follow Ellis: https://meaning.company/ https://x.com/hamburger ACCESS is produced in partnership with the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Alex
Guest: Mike Krieger
Topics covered
- AI development
- technology competition
- human creativity
- company culture
- innovation
Keywords
- Anthropic
- AI
- Claude Code
- Mike Krieger
- OpenAI
- Codex
- creativity
- company culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Instagram, Anthropic Labs, OpenAI, Apple
Products: Claude Code, Codex
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