Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to fork off
It may not have been that ‘clearly’ even just a year ago, but it’s no longer in question today. “Anybody who doubts that clearly hasn’t actually used it.” In October 2024, the Linux kingpin branded 90 percent of AI as marketing hype, saying he hated the hoopla generated by the tech industry. “But the solution is not to put your head in the sand and sing ‘La La La, I can’t hear you’ at the top of your voice like some people seem to do.” The solution, he said, is to make sure LLM tools help maintainers rather than cause them pain.
- ▪It may not have been that ‘clearly’ even just a year ago, but it’s no longer in question today.
- ▪“Anybody who doubts that clearly hasn’t actually used it.” In October 2024, the Linux kingpin branded 90 percent of AI as marketing hype, saying he hated the hoopla generated by the tech industry.
- ▪“But the solution is not to put your head in the sand and sing ‘La La La, I can’t hear you’ at the top of your voice like some people seem to do.” The solution, he said, is to make sure LLM tools help maintainers rather than cause them pain
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