Canonical has invested in a research project at Bristol to explore using AI to automatically translate large volumes of legacy C code into safer Rust. The initiative aims to determine whether mature C codebases can survive machine-assisted translation.
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Canonical backs quest to translate mountains of C into safe Rust with AI https://www. theregister.com/software/2026/ 08/24/canonical-backs-quest-to-translate-mountains-of-c-into-safe-rust-with-ai/5290959