OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Cracks COBOL, Scoring 72% on Banking's Ancient Code

OpenAI's newest models jump from single-digit to near-perfect accuracy on COBOL migration and show massive gains across 20 programming languages.

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2026-10-19 22:30 · AlphaSignal
OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra Cracks COBOL, Scoring 72% on Banking's Ancient Code

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