The AI community has cast a critical eye on Devin, marketed as 'the world's first AI software engineer,' amid allegations of overhyped capabilities and misleading demonstrations, with some calling it 'vaporware.' A series of critiques have emerged following a demo where Devin was shown spending six hours writing and correcting buggy code, a task that could have been simplified by executing two commands from the project's README. This incident has sparked discussions on the authenticity of AI demos, with comparisons drawn to Google's Gemini project, suggesting a trend of overselling AI capabilities. Skeptics argue that these demonstrations, while impressive, fail to deliver on the grand promises made by their creators, raising questions about the current state of AI technology and its practical applications. The 'Internet of Bugs' video, described as 'damning,' along with observations of 'cherry-picked' demos and the creation of an 'echo chamber' around AI hype, further fuel the debate.
Anyone who really believed that outrageous claim that Devin was actually going to replace an SWE is too gullible and not in touch with the state of AI This was clearly a demo that oversold the product. Sadly, Google started this trend, vastly overselling Gemini. The best way to… https://t.co/x6OiZx4ZoG
The Devin critique seems valid but a bit beyond the point: "It did not do things perfectly" And then they present that by instantly jumping to: "AI devs are a scam and we should all just ignore it, your job will not be replaced" (PS I don't know Devin founders, investors etc,… https://t.co/6E5BqHjEbm
Devin by @cognition_labs getting heat for overpromising and there is speculation that their demos are fake. No way to check with a closed product.. @DatabuttonHQ, the first “virtual app developer”, has been operational for a while. Go check it out! https://t.co/JJ3JiAmuXo
this is such a good video, not only the Devin debunking part but goes to show that people create an echo chamber. especially with AI stuff these days if someone is incredibly excited all the time it's often that they don't try the things they recommend or hype to you https://t.co/XVrBpr7qa2
I did not watch the original Devin demo video. Just for the same reason why we don't read papers because we think we know what's going on after reading the title.😃 In my head I had an image of what Devin was. This image was "generated" by my understanding of what AI these days… https://t.co/QiYDrrblwC
I did not watch the original Devin demo video. Just for the same reason why we don't read papers because we think we know what's going on after reading the title.😃 In my head I had an image of what Devin was. This image was "generated" by my understanding of the state of AI… https://t.co/QiYDrrblwC
Was the Devin demo faked, just like Google's? We all know these AI demos are cherry-picked and only show the best scenarios. https://t.co/ksy2Ryhtw7
This software engineer is not happy with the hype around Devin!! As he explains in detail, despite what they tried to imply in demo, Devin did not do an Upwork job on its own.. and it was creating messy, overly complicated code. Direct link to video=> https://t.co/TGbtPajEBs https://t.co/Gp3ybMMjs4
Devin (named “the world’s first AI engineer” from the start) and looked to me it’s far more marketing and hype than reality. But even I didn’t assume how their own staged video would blatantly lie. It does. A software engineer looked closer. Damning: https://t.co/iKu8yfuFbA
➡️ "Devin AI-first AI software engineer" claim debunked. Uncover the truth behind this alleged deception. Don't miss the revelations! 🕵️🔍 https://t.co/Dusxslj3D1
You might have already seen Carl's (Internet of Bugs) video on "Debunking Devin". If you haven't go check it out - it's worth a watch. This video is a critical dissection of a platform that got too much hype and didn't quite deliver. Briefly, the video discusses the demo of… https://t.co/7x1pjb7jxh
Interesting watch. In an official Devin demo, Devin spent six hours writing buggy code and fixing its buggy code when it could have just ran the two commands in the repo's README. https://t.co/ow6qo4Xc6L
Exposing the “first AI Software Engineer.” Must watch video (link in next tweet.) One sentence summary: Devin is vaporware. https://t.co/5UYRYgpEQQ