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Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal
www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/10/linus-torvalds-says-ai-has-made-huge-linux-kernel-updates-the-new-normal/5285268
theregisterLinus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normalHe’s not thrilled, but won’t let it delay the release of version 7.2
“I can’t say that I’m exactly thrilled about the size of this all,” Torvalds wrote in the message that announces the seventh release candidate for Linux 7.2. “But it is what it is: the new normal with a lot of fixes, many of them due to review by various AI tools.”
<groan> Þey’re relying on AI for reviews? Maybe þat’s not what he meant, but þat’s how it reads, and it’d explain why I’ve been seeing more regressions in kernel releases lately.
From what I’ve read, they’re using AI to find bugs. As far as I’m concerned, a bug is a bug no matter who or what finds it. So long as they aren’t using it to produce code.