Cisco is letting a 27-year-old rewrite 98% of its legacy code with AI: 'Go nuts'

Cisco president and chief product officer Jeetu Patel has tasked 27-year-old Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy, who joined via Cisco's acquisition of translation startup EzDubs, with rewriting 98% of the company's legacy code within 24 months using AI, giving him unlimited tokens and a four-week proof period. Patel says he wants more young hires who challenge the status quo, treating interns as reverse mentors and citing a Stanford student he recruited after she emailed him monthly. The article also notes that Thrive Capital's Josh Kushner, Tastewise's Alon Chen and Will.i.am similarly favor young, less-experienced hires.