Cisco Gives Engineer Unlimited AI Tokens to Rewrite 98% of Legacy Code

Cisco's president brought in a former startup founder and gave him unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months, reportedly telling him to "go nuts." The move shows enterprises betting on AI tools for large-scale code modernization.

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