Linus Torvalds: rules banning AI usage are 'utterly stupid,' Linux kernel won't set tool bans
HankYeomans · x · 2026-10-15
Linus Torvalds called rules prohibiting AI usage "utterly stupid" and "idiotic."
- On the Linux kernel specifically: "we're not going to make stupid rules that say 'you can't use tools for X'"
- The statement is being widely circulated and endorsed in the AI community
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