DARPA — 3 Technical Articles

Aug 9, 2024 · Industry Insights

How US Agencies Plan to Ditch C: AI Tool to Auto‑Convert Legacy C Code to Rust

The article examines DARPA's TRACTOR project, which aims to use large‑language‑model AI to automatically translate legacy C and C++ code into safe Rust, discusses the memory‑safety motivations, technical challenges, community reactions, and the broader push by US agencies to abandon unsafe languages.

AICCode Translation

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How US Agencies Plan to Ditch C: AI Tool to Auto‑Convert Legacy C Code to Rust

21CTO

Feb 20, 2021 · Cloud Native

DARPA and Linux Foundation Team Up to Accelerate Open‑Source 5G, Edge, and AI Innovation

The Linux Foundation and DARPA have forged a partnership to create open‑source software that will speed up U.S. government research and deployment of 5G, edge computing, IoT, AI, and security technologies, leveraging a shared architecture and community projects.

5GDARPAEdge computing

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DARPA and Linux Foundation Team Up to Accelerate Open‑Source 5G, Edge, and AI Innovation

Programmer DD

Aug 31, 2020 · Artificial Intelligence

AI Fighter Falco Beats Human Pilot in Simulated Dogfight – Implications for Military AI

DARPA’s ACE program showcased the AI‑driven fighter Falco, built with the open‑source AdeptRL reinforcement‑learning framework, which defeated an experienced US Air Force instructor in a 1‑v‑1 simulated F‑16 dogfight, highlighting both the promise and current limitations of autonomous combat systems.

AIDARPAair combat

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AI Fighter Falco Beats Human Pilot in Simulated Dogfight – Implications for Military AI