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/teleprint-me 18h ago edited 18h ago

I expect to get downvoted for saying this, but I see this argument a lot.

To me, it makes sense to include the model that was used because it makes it easier to identify the source.

Some people view it as an advert, which I guess makes some sense.

I just view it as a reference label. Its basically just citing the model used.

Its like saying adding in authorship and references is just noise, which doesnt make sense to me. Obivously, a model cant own the code and the human author should accept responsibility.

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u/PixelatedGiant 17h ago

I just view it as a reference label. Its basically just citing the model used.

But what purpose does that serve? What can be done with that information?

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u/halfwiteximus 17h ago

If I see something was assisted by "Gemini 3.8 Flash" I'm going to trust it less than one assisted by "Opus 5.5" or similar. Since there's such a wide capability gap, which one was used does matter.

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u/Mr_s3rius 15h ago

A lot of the time there isn't just one model involved.

In Claude, I tend to lay out plans with Opus and Sonnet to execute it. But that cheaper model has the ability to forward tricky questions to a more expensive model again. And then code review is run by yet a different agent. So that's two, three different models.

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u/ForDaLulz 12h ago

Yeah this exactly. I also often use different models to review stuff to get different perspectives (just as with different developers). The detailed tagging is just bloat without any real purpose imo