Cognition's Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn't replace humans | TechCrunch

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.

Cognition's Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn't replace humans | TechCrunch Image Credits: Cognition Startups Cognition’s Scott Wu says AI coding agents shouldn’t replace humans Julie Bort 9:13 AM PDT · May 29, 2026 Cognition CEO Scott Wu made headlines again this week when his two-year-old AI coding agent startup raised $1 billion at a $26 billion valuation . Cognition is the maker of Devin, one of the first and, arguably, most successful AI coding agents. Devin, the CEO says, “naturally owns tasks end to end.” In fact, in the blog post announcing that r

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