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The Rise of AI Software Clones: Why REA and ArtCraft Are Going Viral

October 13, 2026
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REA and ArtCraft are two projects driving a wave of AI-built clones that attempt to recreate Adobe and Microsoft software, letting developers reverse-engineer and rebuild commercial tools without access to the original source code.

REA and ArtCraft are two projects driving a wave of AI-built clones that attempt to recreate Adobe and Microsoft software, letting developers reverse-engineer and rebuild commercial tools without access to the original source code.