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PublishedOctober 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Can AI help solve the COBOL code crisis?

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What do the IRS, banks, airlines, and government infrastructure around the world have in common? They're all running on systems propped up by antique computer code that nobody dares touch, lest everything come crashing down. OpenAI thinks it may have a solution. On October 19th, the company touted "
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