The age-old code that binds our world faces a challenge from AI, but for now, it remains unbroken.

OpenAI reports an 87.4% pass rate for GPT-6 Astra across 20 programming languages, while GPT-6.1 Sol achieves 97.9% accuracy on its COBOL migration evaluation. ETIH edtech news examines the findings, ...

OpenAI thinks it may have a solution. On October 19th, the company touted “substantial improvements” in its latest AI models’ ...

OpenAI says GPT-6.1 Sol dramatically improves AI's ability to convert old COBOL code — here's what's verified, what isn't, ...

OpenAI revealed that its new GPT-6 models hit up to 97.9% accuracy when migrating ancient COBOL and Fortran code to modern languages.

Pull cash from an ATM and the transaction quite likely runs on a programming language created in 1959, while Eisenhower was ...

OpenAI launches new assessments targeting underrepresented programming languages, aiming to boost diversity and innovation in ...

Banks, government agencies, and other critical institutions run largely on antiquated programming languages. Can AI help ...

OpenAI reports gains in both a 20-language coding benchmark and tests of COBOL migration, while noting that production ...

OpenAI said on October 19, 2026 that its latest models are much better at writing and migrating code in low-resource languages such as COBOL, Fortran, and Visual Basic. In OpenAI's own MultiLangBench ...

OpenAI reports 87.4% average pass rate on MultiLangBench across 20 languages and 97.9% COBOL migration accuracy for GPT-6.1 ...

Which are the highest paid programming languages, and why? A practical look at salary data for software leaders and ...