r/linux • • 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/Booty_Bumping 9h ago

In practice, AI attribution does two things:

  • Serves as an excuse for unreviewed crap
  • Advertises the AI vendor's product, giving free publicity to companies with all sorts of ethical problems

Banning it makes perfect sense.

Do you cite your IDE's autocompletion? You probably only do that when it fucks up and ruins your day.