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20261014 - Linux kernel goes full AI slop code, hides chatbot commits

October 14, 2026·13 min
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'The kernel project only wants serious developers. That includes having access to enough resources to function in this world'  https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/14/linux-kernel-goes-full-ai-slop-code-hides-chatbot-commits/ - blog post  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/davidgerard Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/A1529D5 Buy us nice useful things (if not in the UK, set your own delivery postcode to SW1A 0AA): https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3Q8VZW46J6DM6 Get an extremely cool Pivot to AI shirt or mug: https://pivot-to-ai.redbubble.com Get a horse shirt: Black Percheron by Rose Gerard https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/22329712 Send in your story tips and non-slop sponsorship offers: dgerard@gmail.com Social media: https://circumstances.run/@davidgerard https://bsky.app/profile/davidgerard.circumstances.run.ap.brid.gy Sources: The 2026 Maintainers Summit https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1099594/be20382b54a9b4cd/ What is Windows K2? Inside Microsoft's big plan to save Windows 11 and win back trust from users https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/what-is-windows-k2-everything-you-need-to-know-saving-windows-11 Building the PERFECT Linux PC with Linus Torvalds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfv0V1SxbNA AudioNoise https://github.com/torvalds/AudioNoise The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know https://www.zdnet.com/article/linus-torvalds-and-maintainers-finalize-ai-policy-for-linux-kernel-developers/ Linking Patchwork with Sashiko? https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/ [GIT PULL] Networking for 7.3 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260818212923.2725202-1-kuba@kernel.org/ [PATCH] docs: remove Assisted-by references https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20261009083137.3-1-sashal@kernel.org/ Debian "trixie" Release Information https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/ The NetBSD Project https://netbsd.org/ THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 9-28-03: QUESTIONS FOR LINUS TORVALDS; The Sharer https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/28/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-9-28-03-questions-for-linus-torvalds-the-sharer.html Previously on Pivot to AI: Anthropic IPO filing: the disaster in numbers https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/10/01/anthropic-ipo-filing-the-disaster-in-numbers/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20VYK0-Q-3o&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA Full Pivot to AI playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA

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