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• @im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 2026-10-25 10:11

  I agree that everyone needs to think for themselves, absolutely. However, I struggle with this and it’s kind of what I’m getting at: his opinions on AI are pure trash and bootlickery Firstly, you’ll be hard pressed to find someone who hate’s AI more than me. It literally keeps me awake at night. I hate the environmental impact. I hate the people it’s enriching. I hate the work it’s stealing. I don’t often use the word “hate” but it really does apply here. That said, I always try to defer to the opinions of people with more experience than me, and as regards kernel maintenance and Linus, that’s certainly true. You’ve probably heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect. I know a bit about code, a bit about FOSS, a bit about linux, AI, and communities. So it’s easy to underestimate the yawning chasm of experience and knowledge between myself and Linus. That doesn’t mean we have to blindly accept the opinions of others (I honestly haven’t accepted Linus’ opinion myself), but I’m aware of the profound discrepancy between my opinion and his and it concerns me. All that aside, is it possible to acknowledge that something is the correct course of action even if it’s not the ideal? I haven’t been following the Linus / AI thing, but as I understand it a project like that kinda has to allow AI bug reports because threat actors will certainly be using AI to find exploitable bugs.

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