AI agents built for coding are being used for general knowledge work like creating slide decks or analyzing health data. These agents autonomously write scripts to crawl websites, bypass bot protection, and analyze information, making them a superpower for any computer-based professional, not just developers.

Agentic coding tools like Claude Code represent a new, distinct modality of AI interaction, as significant as the advent of image generation or chatbots. This shift is creating a new category of power users who integrate AI into their daily workflows not just for queries, but for proactive, complex task execution.

Coding agents are becoming powerful tools for general knowledge work. A non-technical user was able to point Claude Code at a data file and have it autonomously produce five complete, well-designed HTML dashboards and analysis reports.

AI tools like Claude Code are evolving beyond simple SQL debuggers to augment the entire data analysis workflow. This includes monitoring trends, exploring data with external context from tools like Slack, and assisting in crafting compelling narratives from the data, mimicking how a human analyst works.

Claude Code can take a high-level goal, ask clarifying questions, and then independently work for over an hour to generate code and deploy a working website. This signals a shift from AI as a simple tool to AI as an autonomous agent capable of complex, multi-step projects.

The concept of "Skills" was born when the team found that telling Claude *how* to query a data source and follow design guidelines produced better, more flexible dashboards than building rigid, parameterized tools. This discovery highlighted the power of instruction over hard-coding.

Claude Cowork demonstrates a significant evolution from conversational AI by functioning as an agent that creates finished deliverables. Instead of just suggesting a strategy in text, it can be prompted to write the underlying code to build a complete presentation deck with charts and custom files.

The entire workflow of transforming unstructured data into interactive visualizations, generating strategic insights, and creating executive-level presentations, which previously took days, can now be completed in minutes using AI.

Instead of running analyses sequentially, set up AI agents (e.g., in Claude Code) with pre-programmed workflows for different data types. You can then trigger both a survey analysis and an interview analysis simultaneously, effectively cutting your total analysis time in half.