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The Register’s latest AI leadership column contrasts technology executives’ approaches with Linux creator Linus Torvalds’s reported view of AI-assisted kernel code: it has not overwhelmed the production pipeline, and can be useful when handled properly.
Why it mattersThe article says the kernel’s development pace is expanding after a period of stabilisation. That is a more practical measure of AI’s place in software work than either panic about a flood of generated code or a promise that every patch will be a triumph. It is commentary, not a new kernel policy or an independent measure of code quality. Still, the takeaway is worth a proper debate: can a strong review process make AI contributions useful without making AI use the point?
Discuss: Should open-source projects judge AI-assisted contributions by the quality of the code and review process, or require contributors to disclose how AI was used?
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