Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans
Cognition makes Devin, the first and arguably most successful AI coding agent. But famed coder Wu says it isn’t designed to supplant human programmers.
AI coding startup Cognition raises $1B at $25B pre-money valuation
As Cognition reaches $492 million in annualized revenue run rate, it more than doubled its valuation in eight months, it says.
Cognition AI defies turbulence with a $400M raise at $10.2B valuation
Founders Fund, the Peter Thiel-backed VC, led Cognition’s latest round, with participation from existing investors like Lux Capital, Joe Lonsdale’s 8VC, Elad Gil, Definition Capital and Swish Ventures.
Three weeks after acquiring Windsurf, Cognition offers staff the exit door
Cognition is also laying off 30 employees. Those who take the buyout are expected to work 80+ hour weeks.
Goldman Sachs is testing viral AI agent Devin as a ‘new employee’
Devin won’t replace humans developers at the bank. It will be supervised by them, CIO says.
For the love of God, stop calling your AI a co-worker
Generative AI comes in many forms. Increasingly, though, it’s marketed the same way: with human names and personas that make it feel less like code and more like a co-worker. A growing number of startups are anthropomorphizing AI to build trust fast &#…