Proton Pushes AI-First Engineering and Re-Interviews Staff
Proton is aggressively expanding its use of AI in software development, with CEO Andy Yen urging engineers to use AI more and tracking how much AI generates in company code. The Next Web, citing 404 Media's investigation, says AI wrote 90% of Proton's code in October according to CTO Bart Butler, while employees said much of it was produced with Anthropic's Claude. Proton is also re-interviewing employees about workplace AI use, with assessments potentially affecting roles and continued employment, although the company says it is not conducting layoffs and wants to identify workers who need more support.
The disclosures show how a major privacy and security company is changing its engineering practices and evaluating staff around AI adoption, while also highlighting internal tension over security testing, code quality and workplace culture.
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