Startup Cognition AI's AI software developer wows with impressive tasks

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Startup Cognition AI's AI software developer wows with impressive tasks
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A startup called Cognition AI has released a demo showcasing an artificial intelligence program called Devin that can perform tasks typically done by software engineers. Devin not only generates code but also plans, writes, tests, and implements it. The AI software developer has impressed investors and engineers with its ability to handle a wide range of tasks, sparking predictions of potential tech industry layoffs.

This week a startup called Cognition AI caused a bit of a stir by releasing a demo showing an artificial intelligence program called Devin performing work usually done by well-paid software engineers . Chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini can generate code, but Devin went further, planning how to solve a problem, writing the code, and then testing and implementing it. Devin ’s creators brand it as an “AI software developer.

” When asked to test how Meta’s open source language model Llama 2 performed when accessed via different companies hosting it, Devin generated a step-by-step plan for the project, generated code needed to access the APIs and run benchmarking tests, and created a website summarizing the results. It’s always hard to judge staged demos, but Cognition has shown Devin handling a wide range of impressive tasks. It wowed investors and engineers on X, receiving plenty of endorsements, and even inspired a few memes—including some predicting Devin will soon be responsible for a wave of tech industry layoffs

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