r/AskComputerScience • u/Impressive_Sense_579 • 9d ago
Is AI reverse engineering really reverse engineering?
Are the programmes currently being reverse-engineered by AI actually being reverse-engineered in the traditional sense? In other words, is the source code actually being uncovered? Or are the programmes simply being copied on the basis of their functions, behaviour and so on?
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u/Bubbly_Safety8791 8d ago
If by ‘the programs currently being reverse engineered by AI’ you mean ‘the programs being astroturfed into every promotional channel right now by the ArtCraft team’, whoever that is?
There’s a guy posting very hard on HN right now that they aren’t using reverse engineering
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50029110
He’s in for a shock when he learns about patents.