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Developer builds AI-made open-source replicas of Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint, according to Decrypt. The report describes the replicas as rough but says they show how cheap cloning software has become.

Why “Unverified”

Reported by Decrypt alone, with no second source or primary confirmation yet

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What the sources claim

Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

“Developer Brandon Thomas used Anthropic's Claude to build free, open-source replicas of Word, Excel and PowerPoint.”
Decrypt
The replicas are rough but demonstrate how cheap cloning software has become.

“They're rough, but they show how cheap cloning software has become.”
Decrypt

Sources

Decrypt newswire 2026-10-14 21:16 UTC
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