Quoting Linus Torvalds
Simon Willison Simon Willison
Linus Torvalds stated that Linux will not adopt an anti-AI stance and that developers opposed to AI integration can fork the project or leave. He argued that AI's utility is now established, distinguishing it from theoretical questions about AI's long-term economic impact. This positions Linux as open to AI-assisted development tools, contrasting with open-source projects that have explicitly rejected AI contributions.
Why it matters
I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area where I'm willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer. Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it. Or just walk away. AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one. It may not have been that "clearly" even just a year ago, but it's no longer in question today. There are other questions around AI (like what the economy of it will actually look like in the end), but "is it useful" is no longer one of those questions. Anybody who doubts that clearly hasn't actually used it. — Linus Torvalds, Linux Media Mailing List Tags: open-source, linus-torvalds, linux, generative-ai, ai, llms
