Linus: AI Usefulness Is No Longer Debatable
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-07-16
This post relays a clear statement from Linus Torvalds regarding AI. He states that Linux is not an "anti-AI" project; if people dislike AI, they can fork it or leave. For him, AI is simply a tool that is already demonstrably useful.
He acknowledges that the future economic structure of AI remains an open question, but whether "AI is useful" is no longer a debate". This remark serves as a declaration of his stance on the relationship between the open-source community and AI.
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