Devin 2.0 and the Future of SWE - Scott Wu, Cognition

Scott Wu, CEO of Cognition AI, discusses the exponential growth of AI capabilities in software engineering, likening it to a "Moore's Law for AI agents" with a doubling time of every 70 days. He chronicles the evolution of their AI agent, Devin, from handling repetitive code migrations to autonomously managing entire backlogs, highlighting the key technical challenges and paradigm shifts at each stage.