Vibe-coding a Word clone? Your AI prompt could be a legal problem
A month ago, Anthropic and OpenAI released models capable of 'reverse engineering' popular software like Photoshop and Microsoft Word into free versions. Experts say this is legal as long as you don't distribute or sell your creations. However, using AI to recreate paid services can pose legal risks, especially if the model was trained on that service's code. To avoid issues, developers should…
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- AI models from Anthropic and OpenAI can reverse-engineer popular software like Photoshop and Word into free versions
- Reverse engineering is legal as long as you don't distribute or sell your creations
- Using AI to recreate paid services may pose legal risks, especially if the model was trained on that service's code
Vibe-coding a Word clone? Your AI prompt could be a legal problem
pcworld.com · 4 November 2026
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