Can AI help solve the COBOL code crisis?
What do the IRS, banks, airlines, and government infrastructure around the world have in common?
The Verge reports: 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.
This technology story centres on the United States. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include AI, COBOL and IRS.
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- United States · Americas
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- AI, COBOL, IRS
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- Technology
- Figure cited
- On October 19th, the company touted "substantial improvements" in its latest AI models'. (The Verge)
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