Can AI solve the COBOL legacy code crisis? OpenAI demonstrates migration progress, but experts warn a significant gap remains before true modernization.
The Verge investigates whether AI can solve the COBOL legacy code crisis. On October 19, OpenAI stated that its latest model has made significant improvements in migrating old language code, GPT-6.1 Sol achieving 98% behavioral retention accuracy at high reasoning intensity and 87% at low intensity, compared to only 5% for GPT-5.6 Sol; Anthropic also released a code modernization guide in February to promote Claude Code.
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