Linus Torvalds says Linux is not "anti-AI", tells haters to 'fork it' and 'just walk away'
- Linus Torvalds asserts Linux developers can make their own mind up about using AI
- Anti-AI developers can "fork it" and go elsewhere, he says
- AI should be used to help developers, Torvalds emphasises
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has ultimately concluded that, while developers won't be discouraged from using AI tools to help with their coding needs, artificial intelligence shall not be mandatory and nobody is being forced to use it.
"Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it," he said in a kernel mailing list update.
Torvalds himself doesn't actively advocate either way, acknowledging that the tech is more of a tool than an ideology and that proven use cases have helped solidify its uses, despite questionable economics, environmental impacts and long-term consequences.
Torvalds tells AI haters to "fork it"
Torvalds added that he...
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