Developing story · 2 episodes · 13 Oct to 20 Oct
AI Adoption Meets Engineer Distrust and Cloning
The saga tracks the growing tension between the widespread adoption of AI tools and the deep skepticism they face among software professionals. It now extends to concerns over AI-powered reverse engineering, which allows users to clone proprietary smart TV software.
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Opinion: AI reverse‑engineering tools let users clone smart‑TV software
A wave of AI‑driven "vibe coding" is letting hobbyists replace proprietary software on smart TVs, picture frames, baby monitors and other IoT devices. Over the weekend a GitHub project called…
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Software engineers distrust AI tools despite widespread adoption, survey shows
A 2025 Stack Overflow Developer Survey found 84% of respondents use or plan to use AI tools in development, but only 33% trust them. Distrust grew to 46%, with 66% frustrated by near-misses in…
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