Linus Torvalds Embraces AI-Assisted Coding: Linux Creator Adopts Google's Gemini for Development
In a surprising development, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux and a long-standing advocate for rigorous code quality standards, has publicly acknowledged his adoption of AI-assisted programming tools. Torvalds recently published a small bass guitar utility on GitHub, revealing that he leveraged Google's Gemini AI (formerly referenced as "Antigravity") during the development process.
This marks a significant shift in approach for Torvalds, who has historically been known for his uncompromising stance on code review practices and manual code craftsmanship. The admission that even such a prominent figure in the open-source community now entrusts portions of his workflow to neural network-powered tools underscores the growing mainstream acceptance of AI-assisted development in professional software engineering.
The utility, hosted in the AudioNoise repository, represents a practical example of how seasoned developers are integrating large language models into their development toolkit, signaling a broader industry trend toward hybrid human-AI programming workflows.
Source: https://github.com/torvalds/AudioNoise/blob/main/README.md
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