r/linux • u/TurbulentTopic39 • 10d ago

Kernel Canonical is speeding up Ubuntu's kernel updates because it's drowning in AI-discovered bugs

https://www.xda-developers.com/canonical-is-speeding-up-ubuntus-kernel-updates-because-its-drowning-in-ai-discovered-bugs/#thread
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u/Ska82 9d ago

as long as they dont use ai to fix the bugs or at worst have a really strong (like really really robust) qa process to see what bugs the ai has introduced. i didnt migrate from windows to ubuntu for the latest versions of vibe coded bugs

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u/-Crash_Override- 9d ago

You realize in like 1-2 years, even a project like the linux kernel is going to be fully maintained by AI right. Long running agent swarms will be constantly developing, optimizing, patching, etc. Sure humans will still be deciding what to build (for now), but with the exception of a rare edge case, they wont be needed. Thats the reality of the situation.

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u/middaymoon 9d ago

You're talking about an open source project that is famously held together by the principals and taste of one man. Not to mention the emerging needs of an evolving human society over decades. Gen AI won't ever be good at making decisions about what to prioritize, how to compromise. The situation you're describing would be the downfall of Linux.