Overview
Creator and top-level maintainer of the Linux kernel. In July 2026 LKML posts, affirmed Linux is not an anti-AI project and told critics of LLM tooling to fork or walk away.
Recent Developments
- 2026-07: Endorsed AI as clearly useful tooling; will ignore attempts to ban others’ use; context sashiko / agentic-kernel-review debate (2026-07-17-linus-torvalds-ai-arstechnica-corroboration)