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The Verge AI reports that the IRS, banks, airlines and government infrastructure run on aging COBOL code that is risky to modify, and that OpenAI believes it may have a solution.
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“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.”
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