Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Torvalds and the Linux maintainers are taking a pragmatic approach to using AI in the kernel. AI or no AI, it's people, not LLMs, who are ...

The widespread introduction of AI-powered coding tools has led to some dramatic splits between those integrating those tools into their workflows and anti-AI absolutists who don’t want large language ...

The day when AI isn't completely polarizing feels like it'll never arrive, and there's a definite divide between those for and those against. This drama has now spilled into the Linux kernel, ...

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A years-old Linux kernel flaw allowing local privilege escalation to root has been disclosed after AI-assisted research uncovered a race condition in net/sched. In new research published July 27, Lee ...

Don't like that AI is used to develop and maintain Linux? Torvalds says: Tough! AI is part and parcel of developing Linux now, and that's not changing. Other top Linux maintainers agree with Torvalds.

What just happened? Linus Torvalds has expressed frustration over Linux developers submitting ill-timed bug reports just before an RC5 release, with some using AI to detect trivial issues. He added ...

Linus Torvalds says he will not let the Linux kernel become an anti-AI project, telling developers who object that they are free to fork the project or leave it. His remarks come amid a broader open ...

Artificial intelligence has helped uncover one of the most significant Linux kernel security flaws in recent years. Security researchers at Nebula Security announced the discovery of GhostLock ...

Google’s Project Zero demonstrates a new zero-click exploit for the Pixel 10 phones, showing a full escalation from remote to kernel without user interaction. During the investigation Project Zero ...

Torvalds and the Linux maintainers are taking a pragmatic approach to using AI in the kernel. AI or no AI, it's people, not LLMs, who are responsible for Linux's code. If you try to mess around with ...

A hot potato: Linus Torvalds' stance toward AI appears to be softening. After pointing out that AI tech was 90% marketing and 10% factual reality in 2024, Torvalds just said that Linux is not an "anti ...