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IBM’s generative AI tool aims to refactor ancient COBOL code for its mainframes

Enlarge / COBOL 73, as seen (inside Windows) in the IRS’s Austin, Texas, offices in 2022. Washington Post / Getty Images reader comments 79 with There are hundreds of billions of lines of COBOL code running on production systems worldwide. That’s not ideal for a language over 60 years old and whose primary architects are… Read More »

Arizona law school embraces ChatGPT use in student applications

Benj Edwards / Arizona State University reader comments 21 with On Friday, Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law announced that prospective students would be allowed to use AI tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, to assist in preparing their applications, according to a report by Reuters. This decision comes a week after the… Read More »

Discord hops the generative AI train with ChatGPT-style tools

reader comments 18 with Share this story Joining a recent parade of companies adopting generative AI technology, Discord announced on Thursday that it is rolling out a suite of AI-powered features, such as a ChatGPT-style chatbot, an upgrade to its moderation tool, an open source avatar remixer, and AI-powered conversation summaries. Discord’s new features come… Read More »