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Anthropic sets Claude Code to Auto Mode by default to protect developers from bad approvals

Anthropic will make Auto Mode in Claude Code the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans starting August 14, citing improved safety. In tests, the classifier caught 89 percent of dangerous commands, while human reviewers caught only 13.6 percent, shifting developers from writing code to monitoring AI output.

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Starting August 14, Anthropic will make Auto Mode in Claude Code the default for Pro, Max, and Team plans. The company says it's safer. In tests, the classifier caught 89 percent of dangerous commands, while human reviewers caught only 13.6 percent. For the most widely used AI coding tool, this means developers are shifting further from writing code to monitoring AI output.

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