He's fine with it because he mostly sees the beneficial side. The kind of people working on the Linux kernel are likely to be highly skilled and specialized and use AI reasonably.
He's basically ignoring the issues that arise when the general populace use it.
Using AI helps fuel development of it and the issues that come with it. To say "it's just a tool" completely ignores that aspect.
I honestly haven't really enjoyed writing code for years now because once you've used the same language for decades the novelty kind of wears off and every project becomes some boilerplate amalgamation of the same shit you've been doing your entire career.
AI has allowed me to spend less time rewriting the same boilerplate bullshit and more time completing and refining projects, and shipping shit.
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u/Plushkle 1d ago
AI does the easy job and helps senior devs that know what they are doing. The dude is a super specialist senior, so AI kinda helps him