Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now

Linus Torvalds announced to the world that he used AI to write code for the Linux kernel. Who’d thought it? Well, me for one.
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Linus Torvalds rebukes anti-AI stances in the Linux kernel code review process

AI-generated slop code has been a plague for some open-source projects, namely but not only Gentoo Linux, Curl, and Ghostty, limiting or outright banning LLM-created contributions. And yet, just like ...
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Google's Sashiko AI Has Completed 191k Patch Reviews, Cited On Nearly 500 Kernel CVEs

Sashiko that was built by Google engineers for agentic review of the Linux kernel code changes and powered by Google's AI ...
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Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code – here’s how it works

NAPA, Calif. — In the immortal words of song developer Pete Townshend, “Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I really wanna know!” Linux kernel maintainers have the same question: Who ...
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The Linux kernel now allows AI-written code, but you're on the hook for it

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...
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Linus Torvalds calls AI code review the new normal as Linux 7.2 nears release

Linus Torvalds released Linux 7.2-rc7 on August 9, 2026, and the seventh release candidate arrived far heavier than the kernel project usually sees one week before a stable debut. The build carries ...