At this point, LLMs can just parse the machine code in your binary.
By doing closed source you are making it harder for the good guys (humans trying to learn sth or contribute) but not for the bad guys (LLMs getting trained or otherwise reading the code).
[−]harveymadeunico · 2026-11-15 Sun 18:54 UTC ·
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That’s fair but it takes deliberate reverse engineering to extract code from a closed binary, and you might land at something inferred, but generative AI is not being trained on reverse engineered assembly unless it is task-specific model being trained for that.
But you’re right, the fact is we simply live in a different world today and it’s tough to say what is the path forward.
But it’s harder to justify giving to the public when companies are making money on our work. It’s not a good situation for creators across the board unless motivations are purely altruistic.
At this point, LLMs can just parse the machine code in your binary.
By doing closed source you are making it harder for the good guys (humans trying to learn sth or contribute) but not for the bad guys (LLMs getting trained or otherwise reading the code).
But you’re right, the fact is we simply live in a different world today and it’s tough to say what is the path forward.
But it’s harder to justify giving to the public when companies are making money on our work. It’s not a good situation for creators across the board unless motivations are purely altruistic.