As the AI talent wars escalate, Google’s new arrangement with startup Windsurf shows tech companies see a lot of value in coding assistants.

Google wants its AI models to become bigger in coding. It has now hired the CEO of one of the top startups in that area.

Cognition said the deal structure eliminates existing vesting cliffs and provides accelerated vesting for current staff members, recognizing their contributions to building Windsurf's business foundation.

B deal with the artificial intelligence code generation tool company Windsurf for its licensing rights and talent will likely increase competition in the DevSecOps space. This could apply pressure on companies such as GitLab (NASDAQ:GTLB) and JFrog (NASDAQ:FROG),