OpenAI and Anthropic limit accounts used for AI reverse engineering
Original title: 'Reverse Engineer Anything': AI Companies Crack Down on the Coolest Thing People Were Doing With AI
Users report Claude and Codex blocks while modifying owned devices; an OpenAI engineer says the blocks are accidental.
People using Claude, Claude Code, and Codex to reverse engineer devices they own report safety checks, warnings, and account limits. An X user said OpenAI banned an account after reverse engineering Samsung TVs, citing cyber abuse. Decomp.wtf, a project that made software and game reverse engineering easier, has shut down. An OpenAI engineer said there is no Codex ban on reverse engineering and that the blocks are being fixed.
Unconfirmed: An OpenAI engineer says the account blocks are accidental and being fixed, which conflicts with user reports.
- Reported uses included unbricking abandoned IoT devices and replacing smart-TV software.
- Matt Brown showed hidden Bluetooth commands on a gas monitor using GLM 5.3.
- A Cornell Tech, Columbia, and NYU paper examined AI-assisted reverse engineering and IP law.
- Products
- Claude Code
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