{"slug": "linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off", "title": "Linus Torvalds tells AI critics in the Linux kernel community to fork off", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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.\n\nThe article [Linus Torvalds tells AI critics in the Linux kernel community to fork off](https://the-decoder.com/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off/) appeared first on [The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off", "canonical_source": "https://the-decoder.com/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off/", "published_at": "2026-07-17 11:12:47+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-17 11:24:15.254385+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "developer-tools", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Linus Torvalds", "Linux Foundation", "Sashiko"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off.jsonld"}}