Linus Torvalds says Linux is not an anti-AI project

Linux creator Linus Torvalds pushed back on anti-AI sentiment surfacing in the kernel's code review process, stating Linux is not one of the "anti-AI projects." He described AI as just a tool, and "clearly a useful one."

Why it matters: Open-source maintainers are split on accepting AI-assisted contributions, with some projects banning AI-generated patches over provenance and quality concerns. Torvalds' stance, given his influence over the world's most widely used open-source kernel, could tilt norms across other projects toward acceptance.