BREAKING
AI Clones Software, Secrecy Rises
Reverse Engineering Collapses
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cheaper than original
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VC backing the plan
Open vs Guarded Software
Old Norm
Open
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Explain how it works
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Public interfaces
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Durable trade secrets
New Instinct
Guarded
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Withhold detail
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Tighter access
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Private model hosting
How Copying Now Happens
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Scrape outputs
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Distill models
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Disassemble binaries
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Rebuild features
Trade Secrets in the AI Age
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Generative AI can now copy software fast, and companies are responding with tighter secrecy.