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AI won't kill open source code, but can reverse engineer it

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An opinion piece argues that AI will not lead to the demise of open-source software. While AI can reverse-engineer binaries, this capability does not inherently threaten open source. The author suggests that attempting to convert open-source code to closed-source for security reasons is a form of security through obscurity, which is ultimately ineffective, especially when the goal is to conceal bugs. AI

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RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual on the impact of AI on open-source software.

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    # AI is not going to kill open source code # security . Of course reversing binaries is also something which an LLM will be capable of. So converting # OSS to c

    # AI is not going to kill open source code # security . Of course reversing binaries is also something which an LLM will be capable of. So converting # OSS to close source is a) security by obscurity b) doesn't work when you want to hide bugs. https://www. theregister.com/2026/04…

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