# Claude AI blocks requests to clone and reverse-engineer video games > Source: > Published: 2026-11-01 08:21:42.216944+00:00 Agents & Inference [Hacker News](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/anthropics-ai-model-is-now-blocking-attempts-at-video-game-recreation-and-cloning-users-also-claim-non-malicious-generic-reverse-engineering-tasks-are-blocked) ### Claude AI blocks requests to clone and reverse-engineer video games Which summary reads better? Pick one — models revealed after.Both summaries are AI-generated. Summary A Claude AI now blocks reverse-engineering and cloning of video games, limiting its capability to analyze or replicate game mechanics, which may impact development workflows that rely on AI-driven code analysis or duplication for production environments running LLMs and agents. Summary B Mistral Large quota or rate limit — check usage and plan. Original headline: Anthropic's Claude AI blocks video game cloning and reverse-engineering 0 picks