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‘Devin-kun’: Japan embraces agents as legacy code and a shrinking workforce create a perfect market for an AI software engineer

Cognition AI opened its first Asia office in Tokyo earlier this year. "The country is running on aging infrastructure with a declining workforce.

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Japan's tech industry is turning to artificial intelligence to address a pressing issue: a shrinking workforce and legacy code that is increasingly difficult to maintain. The country's aging infrastructure and dwindling workforce have created a perfect market for AI software engineers, who can help update and modernize outdated systems. Cognition AI, a company that specializes in AI software engineering, has opened its first Asia office in Tokyo, capitalizing on this trend.

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