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Cognition’s CEO on What Comes After Code

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Sep 24, 2025
Scott Wu, co-founder and CEO of Cognition, shares insights as the mind behind Devin, the world's first autonomous AI coding agent. He discusses the profound impact of AI on software engineering and why fundamentals of computer science remain crucial. Scott boldly suggests we may already be experiencing AGI milestones. He explores evolving programming workflows and the role of reinforcement learning in developing smarter coding agents, plus his vision for personal AI assistants to tackle everyday tasks.
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INSIGHT

AGI Is A Spectrum Not A Switch

  • Scott argues we've achieved many capabilities people once reserved for AGI, like passing tests and interacting with the world.
  • He cautions that AGI definitions are fuzzy and economic usefulness is a pragmatic lens.
ADVICE

Give It Everything And Live With Outcomes

  • Give ambitious ideas your full effort rather than wondering "what if" later.
  • Accept outcomes you can't control and measure success by having tried your best.
INSIGHT

Higher Abstraction Replaces Syntax Hustle

  • AI changes the skill mix: fundamentals, architecture and tradeoffs grow in value over rote syntax knowledge.
  • Senior engineers become architects who orchestrate agents rather than type every line.
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