Devika’s introduction adds another level to the worldwide competition for AI innovation, especially in the software development industry.
India has become a rival with Devika, following the hype surrounding Devin, the first “AI software engineer” in history, who was developed by Cognition Labs in the US. The goal of Mufeed VH (Hamzakutty) of Lyminal and Stition.AI’s open-source project is to compete with Devin’s powers.
Like Devin, Devika uses natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) to comprehend commands from humans. Devika, on the other hand, concentrates on taking such directives and turning them into doable tasks. After that, it carries out independent research and writes code on its own to accomplish the predetermined objectives.
This AI tool, created in India, presents itself as a cooperative partner for developers and maybe a more approachable option than the Devin built in the US. Although specifics about Devin’s features are still unknown, Devika’s open-source design promotes more community involvement and openness in its development.
Devika’s release adds another level to the worldwide competition for AI innovation, especially in the software development industry. The influence of these AI technologies on the IT employment market is yet unknown, but one thing is certain: coding is about to undergo a huge change in the near future.
Mufeed VH recently used X, formerly known as Twitter, to invite early testers and collaborators to his initiative. He described the characteristics of the AI tool in the post. The creator made it clear that thorough testing and bug fixes will come before the product is officially released.
Devika offers the following features:
- Twelve feedback-looping agentic models that can comprehend, explore, investigate, code, document, and decide based on user queries to finish a project.
- Supports Local LLMs via Ollama and GPT-3.5, GPT-4, and Claude 3.
- Without the need for user assistance, Devika can run the code she creates, rectify any issues, and apply patches on her own.
- Devika can use Netlify to publish static web pages that she develops.
