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Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to fork off: Linux supremo says contributors opposed to AI use can 'just walk away' (lore.kernel.org)
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[–] eicker@lemmy.world 61 points 1 month ago

Funny how the loudest AI debates often happen without asking the people shipping the biggest software projects on Earth. Torvalds is basically saying: judge the tool by whether it reduces friction. That feels a lot more practical than treating every LLM like either magic or the end of civilization.