r/linux • u/MMORPGDev • 19h ago

Development Linux Kernel Developers Plan To Remove "Assisted-By" Tag Requirement For AI/LLM Usage

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req
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u/ficiek 19h ago

Nobody is hiding anything, the policy is impossible to enforce and therefore pointless.

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u/foolish_shrimp 19h ago

It's also impossible to enforce child labour being used on the Linux kernel, but we can reasonably assume it isn't being used and if it was discovered that it had been, there would be consequences. 'People will just lie' is a bad argument, we assume a level of ethical integrity and basic decency from others.

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u/Shap6 19h ago

equating the morality and legality of child labor to a developer using AI as a code assistant is wild. this is why we can't have normal discussions about this technology

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u/foolish_shrimp 18h ago

I didn't say it was equivalent. I am trying to make the point that plenty of things are 'impossible to enforce,' but are enforced.