Linus Torvalds slams 'don't use AI' rules: it's like banning compilers for kernel code
G0dZylla · reddit · 2026-10-16
Linus Torvalds pushed back on 'don't use AI for X' rules in kernel development, sarcastically comparing them to demanding contributors write assembly by hand and compose commit messages without an editor. He said he won't make 'stupid rules' banning tools, that understanding matters more than which tools you use, and that the intelligent people he respects don't shy away from new tools.
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