Audio founder says Claude one-shot decompiled rival algorithms, moat gone
ChrisGPT · x · 2026-10-17
An HN comment from a guitar pedal company founder claims Claude one-shot decompiled three competitors' products including the Strymon BigSky in 3 hours and one prompt, recovering award-winning reverb/delay algorithms — verified by emulating the original firmware and comparing a converted C++ library. He warns anyone with a Claude subscription can now do this, erasing the moat of hardware effects processors.
The tweeter adds that public realization of this shift will come when AI can build a tasteful AAA game in days, which he puts around 2029.
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