Bold prediction: no closed binaries left by end of next year as AI reverses them all
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-06
Twitter user parsecranberry predicts that by the end of next year there will be "no closed binaries left in the world" as AI-driven reverse engineering tears through proprietary code, with patents unable to stop it — and chips are next via ion-beam slicing fed to models. Responding to who is decompiling closed WiFi/cellular code. Unsubstantiated speculation, but a notable rising narrative.
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