--- title: Linus Torvalds is right about AI coding, and the... description: Linus Torvalds sparked debate by declaring Linux is not an 'anti-AI project,' defending developers' freedom to use AI tools in kernel development. His position... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linus-torvalds-is-right-about-ai-coding-and-the-backlash-misses-the-point-hashajhej twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linus Torvalds is right about AI coding, and the backlash misses the point | daily.dev og:description: Linus Torvalds sparked debate by declaring Linux is not an 'anti-AI project,' defending developers' freedom to use AI tools in kernel development. His position... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linus-torvalds-is-right-about-ai-coding-and-the-backlash-misses-the-point-hashajhej og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HaSHaJHej.png og:image:alt: Linus Torvalds is right about AI coding, and the backlash misses the point og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linus Torvalds is right about AI coding, and the backlash misses the point **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 9 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linus Torvalds sparked debate by declaring Linux is not an 'anti-AI project,' defending developers' freedom to use AI tools in kernel development. His position is pragmatic: AI tools like Sashiko, an agentic patch review system, should assist human maintainers rather than replace their judgment. Torvalds insists that contributors remain fully accountable for any AI-assisted code they submit. The Linux project already has guidelines requiring human review, proper tagging of AI-assisted work, and the ability to defend every submission. The real concern is not AI itself but careless automation — Sashiko addresses this by flagging potential bugs and issues for human review rather than making changes autonomously, helping maintainers handle increased workload without lowering quality standards. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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