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What Happens When AI Makes Reverse Engineering Cheap

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Two weeks ago, reverse engineering was a niche skill that security researchers put on their resumes. This week, it's the most popular thing on GitHub. A project called REA (short for Reverse Engineer Anything) went from under 10,000 stars on October 6 to over 100,000 by October 12, with more than 3…

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  1. 2026-10-17 09:03 · DEV Community — AI
    What Happens When AI Makes Reverse Engineering Cheap

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