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/KnowZeroX 14h ago

I have a feeling they are removing it for legal reasons, it has already been ruled in some jurisdictions that things made by AI can't be copyrighted. So then comes the question, can you legally apply a license to AI made stuff?

By removing it, they can avoid the legal issue of licensing.

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u/stonerism 12h ago

This seems like the most plausible reason. AI llm usage should be auditable with the model or models used. It seems implausible now, but it might become relevant to know what models have been touching which code.