OpenAI's AI models improve at migrating COBOL code
openai reports substantial improvements in ai models' ability to migrate aging software written in older programming languages like cobol into modern code, which could help organizations modernize older systems.
openai claims its latest ai models have made substantial improvements in migrating aging software written in older programming languages like cobol into modern code. in tests, gpt-6.1 sol achieved 87% behavior preservation accuracy at low reasoning effort and 98% at higher reasoning. this progress could help organizations modernize older systems, such as those used by the irs, banks, and airlines, which are currently held back by outdated code. cobol, which came into being in 1959, still underpins many government systems and critical infrastructure.