Linus Torvalds is using AI to develop Linux kernel code now

The move is a turning point in the developer's relationship with AI and Linux.
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Two CVSS 9.0 Linux KSMBD RCE Flaws Disclosed on Public Mailing Lists Before Kernel Fixes

Two CVSS 9.0 flaws in Linux KSMBD could enable remote code execution; one needs no authentication, and neither has a mainline ...
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Linux adds a code of conduct for programmers

Linux developers had a code before, but the earlier “Code of Conflict,” failed to make the kernel community a more civil group. As Greg Kroah-Hartman, a leading Linux kernel developer wrote, the “Code ...

Hackers Used AI-Written Code to Spy on Government Linux Servers for Months, Unit 42 Finds

Hackers used AI-generated code to target government Linux servers, steal credentials, access emails and databases and evade ...
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Claude Code helps build a Linux kernel performance fix: Linus Torvalds says it was used for the patch series

Linus Torvalds has now turned to Anthropic’s Claude Code for a new Linux kernel patch series, and not for some throwaway ...
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Linus Torvalds uses Claude Code to write Linux kernel code

Linus Torvalds has begun using AI, specifically Claude Code, to assist in developing new code for the Linux kernel, marking a ...
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Chaos follows Linux dev community’s new code of conduct

On Sunday, Linus Torvalds – the chief programmer of the Linux kernel – sent out a letter in which he apologized for his hostile behavior towards others in the community that maintains the project. He ...