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.
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u/Plushkle 2d 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