EXCLUSIVE: Synopsys Says the AI Assistant Era Is Already Ending

Artificial intelligence has spent the past two years becoming a better assistant. Synopsys, Inc. believes the next phase is something fundamentally different: AI that no longer assists engineers, but increasingly manages entire engineering workflows on its own. In an exclusive email interview with Benzinga, Synopsys Chief Product Development Officer Shankar Krishnamoorthy said investors should look beyond today’s AI copilots and task-specific assistants. The more important shift, he said, is the emergence of autonomous engineering—a transition that could reshape how semiconductors and other complex products are designed. Synopsys Says AI Is Moving Beyond Copilots For much of the generative AI boom, software companies have focused on AI assistants that help users complete individual tasks. Krishnamoorthy believes th...