AI-generated kernels were mocked 2 years ago as 'just a while loop' — the world has changed
bingxu_ · x · 2026-10-18
Bing Xu, a developer in AI-generated kernel research, recalls the three main objections when his team first demoed AI-generated kernels two years ago:
- "It's just a while loop" — dismissed as lacking technical depth
- "Too expensive, too slow" — dismissed on practicality
- "Why trust an AI-generated kernel with no hidden bugs?" — dismissed on reliability
He muses that the world has changed a lot since — or perhaps not much at all — capturing how AI-generated system-level code went from ridicule to creeping mainstream acceptance.
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