Despite mixed reactions to Devin's capabilities, Wu's cognitive speed, both in the past and present, continues to impress. Wu, who studied economics at Harvard and worked as a software engineer before co-founding Cognition, has a history of math prowess. His company, which has won 10 gold medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics, recently raised $21 million in funding from Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.
Key takeaways:
- A 2010 video of Cognition CEO Scott Wu seemingly winning a math competition has resurfaced, drawing attention to his quick cognitive abilities.
- Cognition recently launched what it claims to be the world's first AI software engineer, Devin, which can write code, fix bugs, and train AI models independently.
- There are mixed reactions to Devin's capabilities, with some expressing concern about the potential impact on software engineering jobs, while others question its effectiveness given it can only resolve 13.86% of coding issues in open-source projects on GitHub.
- Scott Wu and his team at Cognition have a history of math and coding prowess, with the team having won 10 gold medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics.