Replit, an AI coding platform, has shifted its focus away from professional programmers to target non-technical users. CEO Amjad Masad revealed that the company's new AI tool, 'Agent,' launched in September 2024, enables users to create fully functional software applications using natural language prompts. Powered by Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet AI model, Agent has driven a five-fold increase in Replit's revenue over the past six months. This marks a strategic pivot for Replit, which previously catered to software developers. The company, which moved its headquarters out of San Francisco in April 2024 and reduced its headcount to 65 following layoffs in May, launched an agent task force to develop the product. Masad emphasized that the rapid advancements in AI technology, including a record score on the SWE-bench coding evaluation by Claude 3.5 Sonnet, have made traditional coding skills less critical, allowing broader access to software creation. The company’s decision to rely on external AI models, such as Anthropic's, instead of proprietary ones, poses competitive challenges as similar tools become available to other startups. Replit's shift reflects broader implications for the software industry as AI continues to transform coding processes.