AI Refuses to Create Clones of Paid Software
Users of Codex, Claude, and ChatGPT report restrictions when attempting to replicate paid applications.
Developers have encountered AI refusals when trying to create free alternatives to commercial software. As Habr reports, citing user publications, restrictions affect Codex and Claude, as well as reverse engineering tasks in ChatGPT.
In some cases, Claude initially begins work but then interrupts its response. The service states that a security check has been triggered and refuses to continue even after rephrasing the request.
There have also been reports of ChatGPT account blocks following similar tasks, including when using the REA (Reverse Engineer Anything) project. However, the cited cases do not confirm the existence of a blanket ban on creating alternatives to paid software. No official announcements regarding such a policy change are provided in the article.
According to user reports, difficulties also arise when working on open-source tools like dumbtv and cleanyourtv, designed to remove pre-installed applications from TV platforms.
REA developers have already responded to the issue and released an update with changes to the service’s isolation. It remains unclear to what extent this resolves the refusal problem.
Thus, the discussion revolves around user complaints about the activation of protective mechanisms. The scale of the restrictions and the exact conditions under which they occur remain undefined.
