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Linux kernel drops AI disclosure rule
Linux kernel removes AI tool disclosure requirement after Linus Torvalds calls rules 'utterly stupid'.
In brief
Linux kernel removes AI tool disclosure requirement after Linus Torvalds calls rules 'utterly stupid'. Linux kernel dropped a rule requiring contributors to declare AI tool usage in code after Linus Torvalds said such rules would be 'utterly stupid'. Originally reported by Pcgamer.
Linux kernel drops AI disclosure rule
The Linux kernel removed a rule requiring contributors to explicitly declare AI tool usage in code submissions.
Rule change explained
Project maintainers removed the tag from documentation after Linus Torvalds said it doesn't communicate value about code quality.
Linus Torvalds' stance
Torvalds called rules restricting AI use in coding 'utterly stupid' and compared them to banning compilers for kernel submissions.
“I don't understand this whole idiotic concept of 'don't use AI for X'”
Why rules don't help
Torvalds said disclosure doesn't help distinguish good code from bad code created with AI tools.
Torvalds' analogy
He compared AI restrictions to hypothetical rules banning compilers for kernel code, calling them 'utterly stupid'.
“Do you not see how UTTERLY STUPID those kinds of rules would be?”
What happens next
The Linux kernel continues to use AI tools without requiring disclosure of their use in code.
What matters most
Linux kernel dropped a rule requiring contributors to declare AI tool usage in code after Linus Torvalds said such rules would be 'utterly stupid'.
