Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."

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Linus Torvalds supports the use of AI coding tools in the Linux kernel.
He stated that critics of AI in Linux should fork the project or leave.
Torvalds believes AI is a useful tool, comparing its imperfections to those of human coders.
A debate arose regarding the use of Sashiko, an AI system that identifies bugs but also generates false positives.
The Software Freedom Conservancy's stance supporting rejection of LLM-gen-AI systems was cited.
Torvalds argued against forcing projects to avoid LLM-generated code.
Studies on AI's impact on developer productivity show mixed results, with recent findings suggesting increased speed.
Torvalds himself has experimented with AI tools for personal projects.
Some in the open source community, like the developer behind jqwik, have implemented measures against AI tools.
A legal consideration is that LLM output may not be copyrightable and thus not licenseable under traditional open-source licenses without significant human input.

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