Apparently some people are claiming that "closed-source software is over" because LLMs can decompile proprietary software effectively enough to then make working(ish) "independent" versions of it.
Apple's, Google's, and Microsoft's control over their respective OSes would like to have a word.
Oh you have this slop-generated copy of Photoshop? That's cute, but I'm sorry Dave, I can't let you run it.
The necessary machinery is already there. A switch just needs to get flipped.
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
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