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From: John McCue <jmccue@magnetar.jmcunx.com>
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Subject: Re: =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=9CDARPA?= suggests turning old C code
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Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2024 02:16:05 -0000 (UTC)
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Chris M. Thomasson <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/5/2024 2:02 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> “DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, 
>> of course”
>>     https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/03/darpa_c_to_rust/
>> 
<snip>

> Yeah. Who is going to unit test it? The AI? Sure. That's going to be fun.

I came here to say the same, plus you know no Commercial
Company will ever do this for "better" security.  The cost
in testing alone will be exorbitant.

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