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Products·19h ago·all news from July 16, 2026

Linus Torvalds tells AI critics in the Linux kernel community to fork off

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has dismissed demands to ban artificial intelligence tools from kernel development, telling critics they are free to fork the project if they disagree with his stance. He stated he will ignore requests to restrict these technologies, maintaining that AI-generated code is acceptable provided it meets the project's established quality and contribution standards.

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