‘I use AI to do the things that I’m bad at’: Linus Torvalds on why it works for him

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The Linux creator calls vibe coding ‘a wonderful way to find joy in programming,’ but not for running Linux development. (Finding bugs is OK.)…

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  • Reported by ZDNet and published Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:53:18 UTC.

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Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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  1. ‘I use AI to do the things that I’m bad at’: Linus Torvalds on why it works for him

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