An Indian-born executive is now at the centre of a market shock that wiped out billions of dollars from global software and IT services firms. Rahul Patil, the chief technology officer of AI startup Anthropic since October 2025, is being credited with driving the shift behind the company’s latest Claude release, which jolted investors and triggered sharp sell-offs across technology stocks in early February 2026, The Times of India has reported.Also Read: Rs 2.5 lakh crore wiped out in 3 days as IT stocks crash. Is India’s tech story at risk?Anthropic’s newest version of Claude did more than improve chatbot performance. It introduced industry-specific tools that can run full workflows on their own-- from reviewing legal contracts to managing code and documents without human supervisio