Could #AI decompile arbitrary executable files, make the code intelligible to humans, and translate it into one's preferred programming language?
https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/12/opinion_column/
"It doesn't matter how proprietary, old or obscure the code is, this [would] open it up, rebuild it more safely, and let you get on with things. There are reasons to think this will never be practicable, reasons to think that it could."
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