Torvalds to anti-AI kernel devs: fork off

linus torvalds intervened in a debate over the sashiko project, an ai-powered code review tool backed by the linux foundation, by asserting that linux development prioritizes technical merit over anti-ai ideology. he dismissed developer roman gushchin's criticism of llms, arguing that ai is a useful tool for finding bugs and that maintaining an anti-ai stance ignores practical realities. torvalds stated he would ignore naysayers and welcomed anyone unhappy with the tool to fork the project. this endorsement signals that ai agents are becoming a permanent part of open-source infrastructure maintenance.