Linux kernel maintainers face 948 patches from OpenAI, and a meme is born

Nunki08 · reddit · 2026-11-05

A viral Reddit meme captures Linux kernel maintainers "waking up to 948 patches from OpenAI," paired with The Office's "No god please no!!" scene. It references OpenAI's post "A Thousand Fewer Paths to Root," highlighting how AI-generated contributions are flooding open-source kernel maintenance workflows.

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