This guy cloned Photoshop and apparently it works. First commit Sep 29, 2026.
https://github.com/storytold/photocraft
https://github.com/storytold/photocraft/commits/main/?after=...
Applications built using deterministic code to work might just not be a thing people need to pay for anymore.
Maybe work relating to training ML can still have value? The compute cost and time involved in it add to the moat.