Facts
- Announced
- Linux kernel project is not anti-AI · 2026-07-17
- Noted
- AI is a clearly useful tool · 2026-07-17
- Noted
- Those who object to others using AI can fork the project or leave · 2026-07-17
- Noted
- Kernel decisions are based on technical merit, not fear of new tools · 2026-07-17
- Noted
- The kernel project's official stance on AI is as a tool judged by technical merit, not ideology · 2026-07-17
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Jul 17
Linus Torvalds responded to a mailing list debate about the AI bug detection system Sashiko, stating that the Linux kernel project is not anti-AI. He called AI a clearly useful tool and said those who object to others using it can fork the project or leave. Torvalds emphasized that kernel decisions are based on technical merit, not fear of new tools.