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Software Without Secrets: AI, Reverse Engineering and the End of the Advantage of Those Who Write the Code

Between September and October 2026, AI-written clones of Photoshop and Word appeared, along with tools that connect coding agents to disassemblers and near-daily ports of decompiled video games.

Software Without Secrets: AI, Reverse Engineering and the End of the Advantage of Those Who Write the Code

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Michele Laurelli

Imprenditore, ricercatore e docente

Fondatore di Algoretico e di altre aziende che progettano modelli e sistemi di intelligenza artificiale, per uso proprio e per chi vuole metterla al lavoro. Fa ricerca su architetture e AI privata, insegna all'università e ha scritto libri per raccontare l'intelligenza artificiale a tutti.

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