Linus Torvalds discusses his perspective on AI in software development, distinguishing between hype and practical utility. He's skeptical of AI hype but enthusiastic about AI as a tool for code review and maintenance rather than code generation. He reveals that AI-powered code review tools are being tested internally by companies and may become integral to Linux kernel development in the coming year. Torvalds contextualizes AI as just another tool in the evolution of programming, comparing it to compilers which provided far greater productivity gains. He emphasizes that while AI may offer 10x or 100x improvements, compilers already delivered 1000x acceleration decades ago.
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