# Linus Torvalds rebukes anti-AI stances in the Linux kernel code review process, says 'Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects' — creator embraces AI as just a tool and 'clearly a useful one'

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**Created:** [July 19, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/linus-torvalds-rebukes-anti-ai-stances-in-the-linux-kernel-code-review-process-says-linux-is-not-one-of-those-anti-ai-projects-creator-embraces-ai-as-just-a-tool-and-clearly-a-useful-one/54302 "2026-07-19T05:34:12Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 19, 2026, 5:34am UTC](https://tzm.one/t/linus-torvalds-rebukes-anti-ai-stances-in-the-linux-kernel-code-review-process-says-linux-is-not-one-of-those-anti-ai-projects-creator-embraces-ai-as-just-a-tool-and-clearly-a-useful-one/54302/1 "2026-07-19T05:34:13Z")

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> **[Linus Torvalds rebukes anti-AI stances in the Linux kernel code review...](https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linus-torvalds-rebukes-anti-ai-stances-in-the-linux-kernel-code-review-process-says-linux-is-not-one-of-those-anti-ai-projects-creator-embraces-ai-as-just-a-tool-and-clearly-a-useful-one)**
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> The flashpoint was the Sashiko code review tools.