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> Much older than that are the IRS Master files: the US tax system runs on IBM 7074 assembler although I think the actual 7074 hardware is long gone. There HAS
by euroderf 3y ago
> Much older than that are the IRS Master files: the US tax system runs on IBM 7074 assembler although I think the actual 7074 hardware is long gone.
There HAS to be a project to feed the Master file(s) thru a modern AI to analyse and document the file(s).
- chx 3y agoYou want to write documentation of something with significant legal repercussions using a probabilistic analyzer? Your Honor, my client could not have committed tax evasion because these were the most likely numbers based on millions of tax reports analyzed. Please, please do that in front of a judge, I will bring the popcorn.
- euroderf 3y agoAn interesting scenario. But I refer to the IRS's core executable code. Isn't the current state of affairs that it is code that is not well-documented, or not even documented at all ? That's the impression I have gotten. Correct me if I am OTL.
- chx 3y agoWhat's the difference between AI documenting the system that makes decisions on the tax code and using AI to make decisions about the tax code? Nothing. I used this hypothetical scenario to highlight the absurdity and absolute idiocy of what you are suggesting.