alt Hacker NewsYou can see the curreny Linux AI policy here:
https://docs.kernel.org/process/coding-assistants.html
Broadly it says: you can use AI as much as you like. You have to disclose use of AI. You, as a person, not the AI, are responsible for the quality of Linux kernel submissions.
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The docs have not been properly updated to reflect the changes. Linux developers voted to stop requiring "Assisted-by" attribution.
Voted to be removed attribution in the last meeting [0], but the patch thread is a bit controversial and ongoing at the moment. [1]
[0] https://lwn.net/Articles/1099594/ (user required).
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20261009083137.3-1-sashal@kerne...
That sounds reasonable. I would even go one step further and drop requirements to disclose AI use. I think the person submitting the work should be fully responsible for what they submit and is more than enough. If you have a karma system for contributors, you get a pretty good idea of who does a good job.p
> You have to disclose use of AI.
This is no longer true.
In their last meeting they've agreed to give up on the disclosing part.
> You, as a person, not the AI, are responsible for the quality
As someone who doesn't know much about linux kernel work: what does being responsible for the submission look like in practice? Are you expected to find fixes if your change causes unanticipated issues?