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Linus Torvalds: ‘AI Is a Tool, Just Like Other Tools We Use. And It’s Clearly a Useful One.’
Linus Torvalds:
I realize that some people really dislike AI, but this is an area<br>where I’m willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level<br>maintainer.
Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has<br>issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it.
Or just walk away.
AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it’s clearly a<br>useful one.
It may not have been that “clearly” even just a year ago, but it’s<br>no longer in question today.
There are other questions around AI (like what the economy of it<br>will actually look like in the end), but “is it useful” is no<br>longer one of those questions. Anybody who doubts that clearly<br>hasn’t actually used it.
★ Friday, 17 July 2026
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