Google Engineers Launch "Sashiko" For Agentic AI Code Review Of The Linux Kernel - Phoronix

kept by eddie mar 19

Google's Sashiko AI code review system for the Linux kernel found 53% of bugs in recent issues, all missed by human reviewers.

Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away." - Ars Technica
Linus Torvalds defended using AI coding tools in the Linux kernel, telling critics to fork the project or walk away if they oppose LLM‑generated code.
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The Linux Kernel Will Soon Be MIT-Licensed and Copyleft Will Be Dead Within 5 Years - LowEndBox
AI-assisted reimplementation of GPL-licensed software will erode copyleft, with the Linux kernel potentially relicensed under MIT within five years.
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Personal Taste Is the Moat
As AI commoditizes code correctness, human taste—judgment formed by long exposure to great work—becomes the crucial differentiator for deciding what should exist.
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AI is Breaking Two Vulnerability Cultures
AI is disrupting traditional vulnerability disclosure methods by making analysis of security patches cheap and effective, forcing shorter embargoes and revealing the inadequacy of both coordinated disclosure and 'bugs are bugs' cultures.
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I Love the Computer
Hacker News commenters express nostalgic love for computers, lament modern AI non-determinism, yet acknowledge LLMs as useful for rapid prototyping.
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