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themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago

Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice

www.xda-developers.com

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Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice

www.xda-developers.com

themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago
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Avoiding software without AI code is getting very difficult.

https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2026/08/msg00041.html

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    You assume humans don’t ever write sloppy code and Linux Torvalds has never before encountered someone wanting to merge in sloppy code before.

    damn dude, did you completely fail reading and comprehension? because you’re replying to a link to me pointing that exact fuckin thing out.

    maybe slow down and try harder.

    like, it’s in the link title text, right there.

    People that are actually good at programming know what good code is.

    as long as they stay proficient. but prolonged exposure to AI slop tends to have a damaging effect - https://thenewstack.io/karpathy-says-developers-have-ai-psychosis-everyone-else-is-next/

    so I stick with my premise: how long before it has an effect on him?

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      Do you completely fail at critical thinking? I’ll slow it down so you can understand:

      1. Linus sees sloppy code written by a human

      2. Linus sees sloppy code written by an AI

      Why did #1 not corrupt him have decades, but #2 definitely will? There is no reason, sloppy code is sloppy code whether written by a human or written by an AI.

      You’re equating shitty developers becoming vibe coders with a skilled software engineer using a tool. I think you just don’t know the difference between a junior developer and a senior software engineer. Maybe you just don’t have any experience in software development and are just reading articles on random websites.

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        just gonna end this pointless chat here:

        yeah it’s not gonna lead to any problems lol. meanwhile reality is disagreeing. I get it, you’re a slopfan, so this pointless you’re not going to listen / try to understand, but for the rest of the audience, here’s some other views:

        https://thenewstack.io/karpathy-says-developers-have-ai-psychosis-everyone-else-is-next/

        https://aiforautomation.io/news/2026-05-17-ai-psychosis-hacker-news-1979-developers-vote

        https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urban-survival/202507/the-emerging-problem-of-ai-psychosis

        https://therenegadecoder.com/blog/why-generative-ai-makes-the-future-of-software-development-worse/

        https://www.slashgear.com/1970560/ai-coding-problems-security-risks/

        https://andrewjcode.substack.com/p/ai-is-writing-terrible-code

        https://letsdatascience.com/blog/developers-thought-ai-made-them-faster-the-data-said-otherwise

        https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/proof-ai-making-developers-worse-came-from-anthropic-itself-oatley-0kjje/

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          19 hours ago

          Yeah I get it, you’re someone who goes along with the narratives from articles that an algorithm selected for you. I guess you just got comfy with going along AI algorithms in your information consumption so you assume others will too.

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