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Torvalds: AI Is the New Compiler, Not the New Programmer - “100% of their code Is written by compilers too" (pbxscience.com)
submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to c/programming@programming.dev
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At the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit, the Linux creator argued that AI-written code claims are misleading — and warned that a wave of low-quality, AI-generated bug reports is quietly burning out the maintainers who keep open source running.

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Speaking on stage, Torvalds said the framing misses an obvious historical parallel. Compilers have translated essentially all shipped source code into machine code for decades, he noted, yet no engineer describes their software as “compiler-written.” AI, in his view, belongs in the same category — a powerful productivity layer sitting on top of human design and understanding, not a replacement for it.

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[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Note that Torvalds does not claim that AI tools necessarily speed up code generation. This is not how they actually use it in the Linux kernel. They use it for bug detection.

[–] aldhissla@piefed.world 4 points 4 days ago

Then why the title? Did Linus Torvalds really say "AI" was the "new compiler"?