Linus Torvalds tells AI critics in the Linux kernel community to fork off
Linus Torvalds just ended the Linux AI debate in one sentence: 'Very loudly ignore' the skeptics.
Why it matters
The creator of Linux is publicly endorsing AI-assisted development tools and shutting down internal resistance—a signal that even open-source purists see AI as essential infrastructure, not a threat.
The key facts
9 to knowLinus Torvalds publicly supports AI tools in Linux kernel development
Statement made on kernel mailing list during Sashiko debate
Sashiko is Linux Foundation's AI-powered code review tool
Torvalds said he would 'very loudly ignore' anti-AI voices
Positions Linux as 'not one of those anti-AI projects'
Debate centered on Sashiko, Linux Foundation's AI-powered code review tool
Torvalds stated he would 'very loudly ignore' anti-AI voices
Linux Foundation backing AI-powered code review at scale
Open-source leadership shifting toward AI tooling acceptance
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Publisher excerpt: Linux creator Linus Torvalds has come out strongly in favor of AI tools in kernel development. "Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects," he wrote on the kernel mailing list amid a debate over Sashiko, the Linux Foundation's AI-powered code review tool. Torvalds said he would "very loudly…