Rars: a Rust RAR implementation, mostly written by LLMs | Hacker News

A Hacker News thread discussed Rars, a Rust-based RAR implementation mostly generated with LLM assistance.

The debate centered on whether AI-written code can be trusted for correctness, performance, and long-term maintenance.

Commenters also raised legal questions about licensing, copyright provenance, and possible encumbrances from training data.

The discussion highlighted growing concerns about how to verify AI-generated software before shipping it.