Four scaling paradigms — pre-training, chain-of-thought, test-time compute, agentic loops — stack rather than sequence. The agentic loop is where the stack compresses into usable capability. Coding is the ideal sandbox because it has ground truth. Both labs know this. Both are pivoting their entire product surface around the agentic coding wedge. The barbell that […] The post The OpenAI–Anthropic Convergent Bets appeared first on FourWeekMBA .