Linus Torvalds Stands Firm: Critics of AI in Linux Can 'Fork It or Just Walk Away'

Linus Torvalds has made clear that the Linux kernel project welcomes AI-powered coding tools, telling critics they are free to fork the project or leave. In a recent mailing list discussion, he stated that Linux is not an anti-AI project and he will firmly support the use of such tools. The debate arose over Sashiko, an AI code review system that claims to catch 53.6% of bugs independently but also generates around 20% false positives, which some maintainers find disruptive.