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# [AI Modernization Tools Translate Code. They Don't Translate Intent.](https://theimpactanalysis.hashnode.dev/ai-modernization-tools-translate-code-they-don-t-translate-intent?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The gap between syntactic conversion and actual understanding is where most enterprise modernization projects quietly fail.

May 13 · 7 min read · theimpactanalysis.hashnode.dev  
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[Shlomo Friman](https://hashnode.com/@shlomofr)

@shlomofr · Austin, USA

  
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Exploring the intersection of software archaeology and modern enterprise intelligence.

Founder & CEO of IN-COM Data Systems. I've been building software intelligence tools since 1997 — long enough to have a strong opinion about COBOL, mainframes, and why most enterprises still can't answer "what does this code actually do?"

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