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Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice
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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2026
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Ya but the general hysteria is that any AI use is bad and that we can only trust this AI use because its from Linus. I've used AI successfully for debugging and learning new code bases and patches and I've been told I'm wrong for doing so.
Well, so far Linus is the only person in the world, it seems, that is using AI as a tool instead of a crutch. So I agree with that sentiment.
And what's thw relation to the OP, or the comment you're replying to? Are you understanding the result of what AI is giving you? Because thw comment states that this is not vibing because Linus owns the change, understands it.