DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course
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DARPA’s TRACTOR initiative aims to automate translation of legacy C code into Rust to improve memory safety and reduce vulnerabilities, leveraging AI/LLMs while addressing challenges like pointer arithmetic and hallucinations; industry figures from Prossimo and Code Metal view the effort as timely though technically difficult. The program targets both open source and defense codebases (excluding areas like the Linux kernel), with a proposers’ event scheduled for August 26, 2024 and registration due by August 19.
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