He now says that AI isn’t perfect, and there are doubts about the economy of it, but that «anybody who points to the problems at AI had better be looking in the mirror and pointing at themselves at the same time. Because it’s not like natural intelligence is always all that great either.»
He goes on saying that «this is NOT some kind of «social warrior» project,» and that they use open source because «it results in better technology, not because of religious reasons.»
The top Linux kernel maintainer and founder of the entire project has not always been this kind to AI, The Register reports, shunning the technology as 90% marketing hype in 2024 and saying «I really don’t to go there.»
In his email to the kernel list, he clarifies that AI as tool was not «clear» even just a year ago, but whether «it is useful» is no longer the question.
— This is an area where where I’m willing to absolutely put my foot down as the top-level maintainer, he writes, adding that — The solution is not to put your head in the sand and sing «La La La, I can’t hear you.»
Read more: The message to lore.kernel.org, The Register. Discussion on r/Singularity.