Cisco gives engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's code
Cisco has tasked a young engineer with rewriting 98% of the company's legacy code within two years using unlimited AI tokens. This initiative reflects a broader corporate strategy to leverage AI for massive technical overhauls.
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Highlights the growing trend of using AI to modernize legacy enterprise software and the potential risks associated with autonomous coding agents.
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(Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 4 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter In a world where youth unemployment is growing as AI replaces more and more entry-level jobs, Cisco president and chief product officer Jeetu Patel is going for a different approach. According to a report by Fortune , he's given a 27-year-old ex-startup founder - brought into the company by an earlier acquisition, and previously languishing in a role five levels below - a new job to refactor 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months.
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