---
title: "IBM’s generative AI tool aims to refactor ancient COBOL code for its mainframes"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ibm-s-generative-ai-tool-aims-to-refactor-ancient-cobol-code-for-its-mainframes-tc91yixac
source_url: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1962519
type: article
source: "Ars Technica"
published: 2023-08-23T17:57:03.652Z
updated: 2023-10-04T02:16:22.024Z
tags: ["ai", "genai", "ibm", "ibm-cloud", "infrastructure", "java", "tech-news"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 4
comments: 0
language: en
---

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

**[Ars Technica](https://daily.dev/sources/arstechnica)** · 3 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

IBM’s generative AI tool aims to refactor ancient COBOL code for its mainframes. The IBM watsonx Code Assistant, slated to be available in Q4 this year, intends to keep humans in the mix.

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