Linus: AI Is Now a Useful Tool
Simon Willison · rss · 2026-07-16
Simon Willison quotes Linus Torvalds: Linux is not an 'anti-AI' project; those who disagree can fork it or leave.
Torvalds also stated that AI, like other tools, has proven useful; he no longer sees 'whether AI is useful' as a question. What's worth discussing is AI's economic model, not its value.
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