TechAI apps offer free substitutes for Big Tech software

AI-developed ArtCraft is challenging Adobe with free recreations of its Creative Suite and Microsoft Office apps. Its creator, software engineer Brandon Thomas, said he used Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 and Rust to reverse-engineer Adobe’s suite. The legality of replicating established software remains uncertain, including whether ArtCraft’s claimed clean-room process would withstand scrutiny.

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