[nemo1618]

IMO this is one of the best use cases for AI today. Each function is like a separate mini problem with an explicit, easy-to-verify solution, and the goal is (essentially) to output text that resembles what humans write -- specifically, C code, which the models have obviously seen a lot of. And no one is harmed by this use of AI; no one's job is being taken. It's just automating an enormous amount of grunt work that was previously impossible to automate.

I'm part of the effort to decompile Super Smash Bros. Melee, and a fellow contributor recently wrote about how we're doing agent-based decompilation: https://stephenjayakar.com/posts/magic-decomp/

[qingcharles]

And the renaming of all the variables from the auto-gen ones into something human readable was always a thankless task which LLMs are really good for.

[m463]

> And no one is harmed by this use of AI; no one's job is being taken

what about: see cool app, decompile it, launch competing app.

(repeat)

[_aavaa_]

Decompiling seems like the hard way to go here. Lots of clones pop up for popular games and apps all the time. I don't think you need to go down the decompile route to achieve that.