Linus Torvalds: AI fixes drove most progress in latest Linux kernel
ControlCAD · reddit · 2026-11-11
Linus Torvalds says most of the progress in the latest Linux kernel came from AI-generated fixes. In the BPF subsystem, AI-written fixes outnumbered actual bug reports. Tom's Hardware frames this as a possible tidal shift for open-source maintainers who have long been flooded with junk bug reports—AI-written fixes may become the counterweight.
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