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Canonical funds University of Bristol research on AI-based C-to-Rust translation
Canonical is funding academic research at the University of Bristol to evaluate the feasibility of using artificial intelligence to automatically translate mature C codebases into memory-safe Rust. While manual rewrites to Rust are notoriously resource-intensive, successful automated translation could significantly reduce the cost and technical risk associated with modernizing mission-critical open source and enterprise infrastructure. Claims are as reported; this summary makes no determination about accuracy or significance.
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- Canonical backs quest to translate mountains of C into safe Rust with AIThe Register · Independent reporting ·