Now that’s a heel turn if I’ve ever seen one.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/74818680
https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2026/08/msg00041.html
Now that’s a heel turn if I’ve ever seen one.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/74818680
https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2026/08/msg00041.html
In this case it’s a two line change: change to round down instead of round up. I suppose it’s the latter where the AI assisted him in identifying which line should be changed.
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/818bebeb63dd6bf5f4e07e145f6cdbace520a34c
Absolutely unacceptable. I’m downloading Haiku right now.
Here is a more detail article about what actually happened
https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-torvalds-fixed-a-linux-bug-using-ai-highlighting-both-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-the-new-tech/
It sounds like AI helped find the issue and write NOTES about it, but Linus explains he basically had to force the AI assistant because it kept on giving up. Linus wrote the fix himself.