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

> Source: <https://the-decoder.com/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-critics-in-the-linux-kernel-community-to-fork-off/>
> Published: 2026-07-17 11:12:47+00:00

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.

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