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Linus Torvalds tells AI critics in the Linux kernel community to fork off

Linus Torvalds defended the use of AI tools in Linux kernel development, telling critics to 'fork off' amid debate over the Linux Foundation's AI-powered code review tool Sashiko. Torvalds stated he would 'very loudly ignore' anyone discouraging its use, emphasizing that Linux is not an anti-AI project.

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Linux creator Linus Torvalds has come out strongly in favor of AI tools in kernel development. "Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects," he wrote on the kernel mailing list amid a debate over Sashiko, the Linux Foundation's AI-powered code review tool. Torvalds said he would "very loudly ignore" anyone who tries to talk others out of using it.

The article Linus Torvalds tells AI critics in the Linux kernel community to fork off appeared first on The Decoder.

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