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Anthropic's AI Tool Jolts IBM Shares, Sparks COBOL Modernization Fears
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Moneycontrol•24-02-2026, 08:54
Anthropic's AI Tool Jolts IBM Shares, Sparks COBOL Modernization Fears
•IBM shares slid sharply after Anthropic unveiled an AI tool for COBOL systems, raising concerns about disruption to IBM's core services.
•Anthropic's new AI aims to reduce the cost and complexity of managing COBOL, a legacy language critical for 95% of US ATM transactions and other major industries.
•The AI can analyze COBOL codebases, detect risks, and lower modernization costs, potentially pressuring traditional modernization and consulting services.
•This sell-off is part of a broader AI-driven market trend, echoing earlier volatility from AI legal tools and concerns about "vibe coding" reducing demand for legacy platforms.
•IBM had previously introduced its own AI-powered mainframe coding assistant in 2023 to help clients analyze and convert COBOL to modern languages like Java.
