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Linus Torvalds reaffirms that Linux is not "Anti-AI" & not a "Social Warrior" project
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this post was submitted on 15 Jul 2026
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I agree with everything you say. All the big picture issues are difficult to impossible to understand and predict the outcomes of.
Coincidentally I saw Your AI Is Not a Tool today. I don't agree with all it says, but I do agree with the basic premise that AI is more than just a tool because it is almost certainly going to profoundly impact society and the environment, with much of that impact as yet unpredictable.
Of course, AI will change the world whether it is used in Linux kernel development or not. And some of the changes will be and already are for the good. But I think it is more than 'just a tool' in the sense that a compiler is just a tool. It will be so impactful, with such significant externalities, that it is reasonable to discuss what the limits of acceptability might be, even if the stance remains laissez-faire for the moment.