Linus Torvalds calls AI a 'gateway drug' into programming, but warns against using it for serious work
masiroo · reddit · 2026-10-13
At Open Source Summit, Linux creator Linus Torvalds described AI as a "gateway drug" into programming — a way to lower the barrier and draw newcomers into writing code.
Still, he cautioned against relying on AI for "serious" programming work, suggesting current AI-generated code isn't ready for critical, high-quality engineering tasks.
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