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AI reverse engineering could make costly software free
Original: People are using AI to make expensive computer programs free. This could change everything # Tech # AI # ReverseEngineer
Reports say people are using AI tools to reverse engineer expensive commercial software and reproduce it as free, open-source alternatives. The practice targets programs from major vendors like Microsoft and Adobe and raises questions about software piracy, digital rights and the future of proprietary software business models. Advocates of free software see it as a disruptive shift, while developers and rights holders would view it as a serious legal threat.
Why now: AI-driven reverse engineering of proprietary software is a new, disruptive and legally contentious development in tech.
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