OpenAI touts models' ability to migrate legacy COBOL code

OpenAI said on October 19 that its newest models show 'substantial improvements' in migrating aging software written in languages such as COBOL into modern code, helping organizations maintain and modernize legacy systems. Banks, airlines, tax agencies and government infrastructure still depend on such code.

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