When AI Clones Your Software From the Outside, Sentinel Protects What's Inside
Thales, Wednesday, November 4th, 2026
Thales describes how AI-built clones of Adobe apps show the risk to software IP, and how Thales Sentinel protects code and AI models.
Thales points to ArtCraft's PhotoCraft and six other Adobe look-alikes released on GitHub in October 2026, mostly written by AI agents in about a week, which drew over 42,000 stars in eight days.
The project says it was built from public specifications and observed behavior only, a claim the article notes has not been independently verified.
By the project's count all 625 Photoshop menu items work, but only about 68% of test images match Photoshop exactly and it is not ready for professional use.
Thales argues that free, good-enough clones can still take price-sensitive customers, and presents Thales Sentinel for protecting proprietary algorithms, file formats and AI models from reverse engineering.