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Cisco engineer tasked with rewriting 98% of legacy code using AI

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Cisco has reportedly given a 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code within two years. This initiative, described by some as "AI psychosis," aims to tackle deeply entrenched and complex legacy systems. A former Cisco employee expressed astonishment at the scale of the task, highlighting the potential difficulties in refactoring such code with AI tools. AI

IMPACT This initiative highlights the growing use of AI for complex software engineering tasks, potentially impacting how companies manage and update legacy systems.

RANK_REASON News about a company using AI tools for internal code refactoring, not a core AI release or research.

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Cisco engineer tasked with rewriting 98% of legacy code using AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    @ ludicity have you seen this? https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-industry /big-tech/cisco-gives-27-year-old-engineer-unlimited-ai-tokens-to-rewrite-98-percent-

    @ ludicity have you seen this? https://www. tomshardware.com/tech-industry /big-tech/cisco-gives-27-year-old-engineer-unlimited-ai-tokens-to-rewrite-98-percent-of-the-companys-legacy-code-in-24-months-president-plucks-former-startup-founder-telling-him-to-go-nuts Total # AI psych…

    LINKS mastodon.sprawl.club/@ludicity tomshardware.com/…/cisco-gives-27-year-ol… tomshardware.com/tech-industry

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