TechEthics
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AI Can Touch the Linux Kernel—But It Doesn’t Get to Own It
The Linux kernel runs the world. So when AI starts touching it, we should all pay attention. For the past year, AI coding assistants have quietly seeped into kernel development—the most battle-tested, review-obsessed, no-nonsense open-source project on Earth. And the reaction hasn’t been panic. It’s been paperwork. New tags. Stricter disclosures. A lot of side-eye.…
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AI Writing Linux Kernel Code Is a Risk We Shouldn’t Shrug Off
AI Is Writing Linux Kernel Code. That Should Make You Nervous. The Linux kernel isn’t a playground. It’s the beating heart of everything from Android phones to stock exchanges. And now, AI coding assistants are quietly showing up in its pull requests. That should force a hard conversation about what kind of engineers we’re training—and…
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