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Linus Torvalds Experiments with AI-Generated Kernel Code, Sees 3x Speedup

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Linus Torvalds experiments with AI-generated Linux kernel code, using Claude Code to optimize memory operations and improve read performance.
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Linux creator Linus Torvalds has now started using AI to write code to the operating system's kernel. In a new code project, he has used Anthropic's AI tool Claude Code to develop eight code changes to solve a performance problem in Linux, reports Zdnet. “The code, the test programs, the review that underlies the list above as well as the first draft of this text have been produced with the help of an LLM coding assistant (Claude Code) under my …

Linus Torvalds would have used Claude Code to prepare eight experimental patches of the Linux page cache. The measured gains remain limited to one test.

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Linuxiac broke the news on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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