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Is AI Officially Taking Our Jobs? Meet Devin, The First AI Software Engineer

Here's why everyone is talking about Devin AI.

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Kevin Gargate Osorio and Frank Andrade
Mar 20, 2024
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Cognition AI just unveiled Devin, branded as the "first" AI software engineer. This groundbreaking AI was developed in a mere five months, rapidly securing millions in funding within days.

Upon hearing about this latest launch, the immediate question that springs to mind is whether Devin might be the AI tool that finally makes human programmers obsolete, or if it's merely another fleeting AI craze that will fade from memory in a few months.

But before we tackle that question, it's worth taking a closer look at why this so-called “AI software engineer” has captured so much attention recently.

Devin isn't the first AI to target this niche and boast such capabilities. There's GPT Pilot (also known as Pythagora), Meta GPT, and several other lesser-known projects that can arguably match or even surpass Devin's performance. So, what sets Devin apart?

Here are three reasons why they were able to achieve such an explosive launch:

  1. On day one, they secured a hefty sum of money…

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