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Only murmurs for now, admittedly, but I heard a reason IBM is training models (e.g. https://research.ibm.com/blog/granite-code-models-open-source https://resea

Only murmurs for now, admittedly, but I heard a reason IBM is training models (e.g. https://research.ibm.com/blog/granite-code-models-open-source https://research.ibm.com/blog/granite-code-models-open-sourc...) is because they provide LLM-based systems for enterprise customers to work on ancient, legacy codebases in languages like COBOL more easily. If true, I could definitely see how that might boost productivity as fewer people remain fully trained in the details of such old systems and languages.

Moldoteck 2y ago
unless IBM beats GH copilot enterprise that's by itself not that great, hard doubt it'll make a big impact
- petercooper 2y ago
  I don't have any insider knowledge, but maybe IBM could get its hands on a lot more legacy code for weird arcane systems than GitHub could? It would make their models more specific than those trained on 50% Python at least.
  - Moldoteck 2y ago
    maybe, I've used copilot enterprise in our company for a big C++ project and to say I was unimpressed is an understatement
  - el_burner 2y ago
    That would be Github that's owned by Microsoft who also make Windows? They can get weird arcane code.
- mensetmanusman 2y ago
  Lots of old code not on GH that they could combine with what is on GH…
ceejayoz 2y ago
That sounds a lot like their old Watson claims.