Cisco reportedly gives a 27-year-old former founder AI tools to rewrite its code

Cisco's chief Jeetu Patel reportedly picked a 27-year-old ex-startup founder, who has been given unlimited AI tokens, to rewrite about 98% of the company's legacy code. Outlets report the plan spans 24 months.

Timeline

1. 30 Oct, 17:00 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 30 Oct, 17:00 UTCFortune reports Cisco's Gen Z code rewrite

Top sources

• jeetu patelGoogle Trends
• Cisco gives Gen Z employee unlimited AI tokens to rewrite all of company's codeIndia Today
• Cisco gives 27-year-old engineer unlimited AI tokens to rewrite 98% of the company's legacy code in 24 months — president plucks former startup founder, telling him to 'go nuts'Tom's Hardware