Linux Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman Says AI Tools Now Useful, Finding Real Bugs

The Linux Kernel’s Unlikely New Bug Hunter: AI-Generated Patches Are Mostly Garbage, But the Tools Are Getting Sharper

For years, the Linux kernel community has waged a quiet war against a rising tide of low-quality, AI-generated code submissions. Maintainers have been drowning in patches that look plausible but accomplish nothing — or worse, introduce new problems. The frustration boiled over in early 2025 when several prominent developers publicly called for banning AI-assisted contributions altogether. But something has shifted. Greg Kroah-Hartman, one of the…

Linux Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman Says AI Tools Now Useful, Finding Real Bugs

Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman tells The Register that AI-driven code review has "really jumped" for Linux. "There must have been some inflection point somewhere with the tools..." "Something happened a month ago, and the world switched. Now we have real reports." It's not just Linux, ...