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cognition: sources

every source cited in the cognition history, with its date and type.

Original source occurrences

  1. openai stops self-reporting (feb 2026) · agentmarketcap.ai · 2026-04-12 (day) · original ID: src-ci-agentmarketcap-swebench · Other public citations of this URL

    openai stops self-reporting (feb 2026); verified→pro 80.9%→45.9%

  2. claude code: preview 2025-02-24, ga 2025-05-22 · aicost.tools · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-ci-aicost-claudecode · Other public citations of this URL

    claude code: preview 2025-02-24, ga 2025-05-22

  3. cherry-picking (road damage search) and hype-tactics analysis · artificialintelligencemadesimple.com · 2024-04 (month) · original ID: src-ci-aims-misleading-communication · Other public citations of this URL

    cherry-picking ("road damage" search) and hype-tactics analysis

  4. reversal-from-messaging frame · ainews.com · 2025-08-06 (day) · original ID: src-ci-ainews-buyouts · Other public citations of this URL

    reversal-from-messaging frame

  5. amodei cfr prediction (spoken 2025-03-10) · business insider · 2025-03-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-amodei-90 · Other public citations of this URL

    amodei cfr prediction (spoken 2025-03-10)

  6. month-long eval: 3 successes/14 failures/3 inconclusive of 20 · answer.ai · 2025-01-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-answerai-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    month-long eval: 3 successes/14 failures/3 inconclusive of 20

  7. leaderboard-convergence audit · arxiv.org · 2026-09 (month) · original ID: src-ci-arxiv-converged · Other public citations of this URL

    leaderboard-convergence audit; scaffold swings to ~30 pts

  8. bi launch coverage, job-loss framing · business insider · 2024-03-13 (day) · original ID: src-ci-bi-devin-jobs · Other public citations of this URL

    bi launch coverage, job-loss framing

  9. wang recounts frantic weekend · business insider · 2025-07 (month) · original ID: src-ci-bi-jeff-wang · Other public citations of this URL

    wang recounts frantic weekend; options considered

  10. ceo 2010 mathcounts clip virality · business insider · 2024-03 (month) · original ID: src-ci-bi-scott-wu-clip · Other public citations of this URL

    ceo's 2010 mathcounts clip virality

  11. series d corroboration · bloomberg · 2026-05-27 (day) · original ID: src-ci-bloomberg-26b · Other public citations of this URL

    series d corroboration

  12. openai $3b deal collapses · bloomberg · 2025-07-11 (day) · original ID: src-ci-bloomberg-openai-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL

    openai $3b deal collapses; google $2.4b talent+license

  13. ramp data: cursor share 41%→26% · business-news-today.com · 2026-08-17 (day) · original ID: src-ci-bnt-cursor-share · Other public citations of this URL

    ramp data: cursor share 41%→26%; anthropic ~half of category

  14. launch explainer · business-standard.com · 2024-03-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-business-standard-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    launch explainer; embeds launch tweet

  15. matt welsh: dinosaurs waiting for the meteor · cacm.acm.org · 2023-01 (month) · original ID: src-ci-cacm-end-of-programming · Other public citations of this URL

    matt welsh: "dinosaurs waiting for the meteor"

  16. early skepticism · ccn.com · 2024-03 (month) · original ID: src-ci-ccn-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    early skepticism; reddit "scam" speculation noted

  17. post-windsurf valuation frame · cnbc · 2025-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cnbc-10b · Other public citations of this URL

    post-windsurf valuation frame

  18. argenti: hundreds… might go into the thousands · cnbc · 2025-07-11 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cnbc-goldman · Other public citations of this URL

    argenti: "hundreds… might go into the thousands"; supervised deployment

  19. exclusivity lapse detail · cnbc · 2025-07-11 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cnbc-google-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL

    exclusivity lapse detail; april $3b talks context

  20. estimator methodology companion post · cognition.com · 2026-06-04 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-aiproductivity · Other public citations of this URL

    estimator methodology companion post

  21. devin desktop (index listing) · cognition.com · 2026-06-02 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-devin-desktop · Other public citations of this URL

    devin desktop (index listing)

  22. devin integration into windsurf ships (index listing) · cognition.com · 2026-04-15 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-devin-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL

    devin integration into windsurf ships (index listing)

  23. devin 2.2 · cognition.com · 2026-02-24 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-devin22 · Other public citations of this URL

    devin 2.2 (index listing)

  24. government offering (index listing) · cognition.com · 2026-02-25 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-gov · Other public citations of this URL

    government offering (index listing)

  25. ai productivity guarantee · cognition.com · 2026-06-04 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-guarantee · Other public citations of this URL

    ai productivity guarantee; credits up to $10m; engineer-hour estimator

  26. $1b+ at $26b · cognition.com · 2026-05-27 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-seriesd · Other public citations of this URL

    $1b+ at $26b; $492m run-rate; customers; "89% of code committed by our engineers is committed by devin"; "independent agent lab"

  27. frontier-size model · cognition.com · 2025-10-29 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-swe15 · Other public citations of this URL

    frontier-size model; 950 tok/s via cerebras; "stopped reporting swe-bench numbers in 2024"

  28. swe-1.6 preview · cognition.com · 2026-03-01 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-swe16 · Other public citations of this URL

    swe-1.6 preview + research update (index listing)

  29. definitive agreement · cognition.com · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-cognition-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL

    definitive agreement; $82m arr; 350+ enterprise customers; 100% participation/vesting

  30. founded nov 2023 by wu, yan, hao · coingape.com · 2024-04-25 (day) · original ID: src-ci-coingape-2b · Other public citations of this URL

    founded nov 2023 by wu, yan, hao

  31. microsoft ip-access tension detail · computerworld.com · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-computerworld-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL

    microsoft ip-access tension detail

  32. your ai pair programmer — assistive-era framing · github.blog · 2021-06-29 (day) · original ID: src-ci-copilot-launch · Other public citations of this URL

    "your ai pair programmer" — assistive-era framing

  33. 6m-loc etl migration · devin.ai · 2024-12 (month) · original ID: src-ci-devin-nubank · Other public citations of this URL

    6m-loc etl migration; 12x eng-hours; 20x cost; 1.5yr→~2mo (vendor-published)

  34. devin 2.0 · cognition.com · 2025-04-03 (day) · original ID: src-ci-devin2 · Other public citations of this URL

    devin 2.0: agent-native ide; $20 plan; search/wiki

  35. reaction spectrum: cynicism/fear/disappointment · dev.to · 2024-03 (month) · original ID: src-ci-devto-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    reaction spectrum: cynicism/fear/disappointment

  36. 99/100 entries self-reported · digitalapplied.com · 2026-06-16 (day) · original ID: src-ci-digitalapplied-swebench · Other public citations of this URL

    99/100 entries self-reported; scaffold moves scores 10–20 pts

  37. category taxonomy · earlyterms.com · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-ci-earlyterms-agents · Other public citations of this URL

    category taxonomy; 2025-05-19 triple launch; codex 3m+ wau feb 2026

  38. wu x-post acknowledgment quotes · economic times · 2025-08-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-et-buyouts · Other public citations of this URL

    wu's x acknowledgment; mercor/anysphere comparisons

  39. ~$250m price / ~$100m cash → ~$150m ev arithmetic · ethanding.substack.com · 2025-07 (month) · original ID: src-ci-ethanding-margin · Other public citations of this URL

    ~$250m price / ~$100m cash → ~$150m ev arithmetic

  40. anthropomorphic-branding critique · fast company · 2025-07 (month) · original ID: src-ci-fastcompany-goldman · Other public citations of this URL

    anthropomorphic-branding critique; perplexity-ceo praise quote

  41. demo analysis · fikisipi.com · 2024-03 (month) · original ID: src-ci-fikisipi-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    demo analysis; "canceled by a significant portion of the developer community"

  42. $60b all-stock anysphere deal · forbes · 2026-06-16 (day) · original ID: src-ci-forbes-spacex-cursor · Other public citations of this URL

    $60b all-stock anysphere deal; largest venture-backed acquisition

  43. investor-frenzy framing · fortune · 2024-03-31 (day) · original ID: src-ci-fortune-2b · Other public citations of this URL

    investor-frenzy framing

  44. hybrid workforce · fortune · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-fortune-goldman · Other public citations of this URL

    "hybrid workforce"; salary contrast $115–180k

  45. bungling the vast majority of tasks · futurism · 2025-01-24 (day) · original ID: src-ci-futurism-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    "bungling the vast majority of tasks"

  46. ga coverage · gadgets360.com · 2024-12-11 (day) · original ID: src-ci-gadgets360-ga · Other public citations of this URL

    ga coverage; notes 8-month delay

  47. verbatim iob company lied three-count quote · gist.github.com · 2024-04 (month) · original ID: src-ci-gist-rebutting-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    verbatim iob "company lied" three-count quote

  48. jules public beta · blog.google · 2025-05-20 (day) · original ID: src-ci-google-jules · Other public citations of this URL

    jules public beta; async cloud-vm agent

  49. debunk digest · gun.io · 2024-05 (month) · original ID: src-ci-gunio-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    debunk digest; client-communication gap argument

  50. angellist 14k dashboards 5.2x · headsupai.io · 2024-12 (month) · original ID: src-ci-headsup-migrations · Other public citations of this URL

    angellist 14k dashboards 5.2x; nubank details

  51. 302 pts/43 comments · hacker news · 2024-04 (month) · original ID: src-ci-hn-debunk-thread · Other public citations of this URL

    302 pts/43 comments; mike_hearn's canonical summary

  52. launch thread · hacker news · 2024-03-12 (day) · original ID: src-ci-hn-devin-launch · Other public citations of this URL

    launch thread; denial/fear/economics debate

  53. extreme performance culture · inc. · 2025-08 (month) · original ID: src-ci-inc-buyouts · Other public citations of this URL

    "extreme performance culture"; "live where we work"

  54. internet of bugs frame-by-frame debunk of upwork demo · youtube · 2024-04 (month) · original ID: src-ci-iob-debunk-video · Other public citations of this URL

    internet of bugs frame-by-frame debunk of upwork demo

  55. launch summary incl. swe-bench framing detail · itdoeswhatnow.com · 2024-03-12 (day) · original ID: src-ci-itdoeswhatnow · Other public citations of this URL

    launch summary incl. swe-bench framing detail

  56. expectations gap coverage · itpro.com · 2025-02-04 (day) · original ID: src-ci-itpro-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    expectations gap coverage

  57. wang: windsurf ceo jul25–jun26 → president, new enterprise at cognition · linkedin · 2026-07 (month) · original ID: src-ci-jeffwang-linkedin · Other public citations of this URL

    wang: windsurf ceo jul'25–jun'26 → president, new enterprise at cognition

  58. wang interview: reorgs every 2–3 months · youtube · 2026 (year) · original ID: src-ci-jeffwang-neoshow · Other public citations of this URL

    wang interview: reorgs every 2–3 months; "windsurf… maybe five or six people now"

  59. dev reaction · leaddev.com · 2024-03 (month) · original ID: src-ci-leaddev-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    dev reaction; collison/atallah endorsements

  60. closed aug 14 · marketbusinessnews.com · 2026-08 (month) · original ID: src-ci-mbn-spacex-close · Other public citations of this URL

    closed aug 14; ~$2.6b b2b annualized revenue; ~23x

  61. human software engineers promptly spiraled in the replies · morningbrew.com · 2024-03-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-morningbrew-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    "human software engineers promptly spiraled in the replies"

  62. consumer launch coverage · ndtv.com · 2024-03-13 (day) · original ID: src-ci-ndtv-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    consumer launch coverage

  63. debunk digest · nextbigfuture.com · 2024-04-18 (day) · original ID: src-ci-nextbigfuture-devin-failure · Other public citations of this URL

    debunk digest; wrong-prompt/self-made-errors analysis

  64. bricklayers to architects quote · the new york times · 2025-07-14 (day) · original ID: src-ci-nyt-cognition-windsurf · Other public citations of this URL

    "bricklayers to architects" quote

  65. codex cloud se agent, codex-1/o3-derived · openai · 2025-05-16 (day) · original ID: src-ci-openai-codex · Other public citations of this URL

    codex cloud se agent, codex-1/o3-derived

  66. codex model launch (copilots engine) · openai · 2021-08-10 (day) · original ID: src-ci-openai-codex-2021 · Other public citations of this URL

    codex model launch (copilot's engine)

  67. open-source replication created day after launch · github · 2024-03-13 (day) · original ID: src-ci-opendevin-repo · Other public citations of this URL

    open-source replication created day after launch; now openhands; ~85k stars

  68. devin not popular with developers, windsurf is · linkedin · 2025-07-16 (day) · original ID: src-ci-orosz-windsurf-theory · Other public citations of this URL

    "devin not popular with developers, windsurf is"; 3,000-respondent survey

  69. acquihire-ethics critique · percolator.substack.com · 2025-07 (month) · original ID: src-ci-percolator-hollow-exit · Other public citations of this URL

    acquihire-ethics critique

  70. round corroboration · pitchbook · 2025-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-pitchbook-10b · Other public citations of this URL

    round corroboration

  71. price-collapse-as-admission read · plainai.aguidetocloud.com · 2025-04 (month) · original ID: src-ci-plainai-devin2 · Other public citations of this URL

    price-collapse-as-admission read

  72. $500/mo as b2b junior-engineer pricing read · productgeeks.com · 2024-12-13 (day) · original ID: src-ci-productgeeks-pricing · Other public citations of this URL

    $500/mo as b2b junior-engineer pricing read

  73. six-fold revaluation coverage · quartz · 2024-04 (month) · original ID: src-ci-quartz-2b · Other public citations of this URL

    six-fold revaluation coverage

  74. option structure ($60b buy / $10b collab) · quartz · 2026-06-16 (day) · original ID: src-ci-qz-spacex-cursor · Other public citations of this URL

    option structure ($60b buy / $10b collab); $29.3b series d nov 2025

  75. scorecard: ~50% merged-code share at anthropic · blog.redwoodresearch.org · 2025 (year) · original ID: src-ci-redwood-amodei · Other public citations of this URL

    scorecard: ~50% merged-code share at anthropic

  76. first ai software engineer is bad at its job · theregister.com · 2025-01-23 (day) · original ID: src-ci-register-devin-bad · Other public citations of this URL

    "'first ai software engineer' is bad at its job"

  77. quotes cognitions technical-preview-opening tweet · scitech.whatfinger.com · 2024-04-17 (day) · original ID: src-ci-scitech-devin · Other public citations of this URL

    quotes cognition's technical-preview-opening tweet

  78. devins adoption stalled under competition · siliconangle.com · 2025-04-03 (day) · original ID: src-ci-siliconangle-devin2 · Other public citations of this URL

    "devin's adoption stalled" under competition

  79. us army/navy/nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman users · silicon republic · 2026-09-08 (day) · original ID: src-ci-siliconrepublic-48b · Other public citations of this URL

    us army/navy/nasa, servicenow, infosys, goldman users; "humans as executives" direction

  80. 72-hour deal narrative · sloppish.com · 2025-07 (month) · original ID: src-ci-sloppish-72h · Other public citations of this URL

    72-hour deal narrative; $250m figure

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