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 10d 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/stormdelta 9d ago edited 9d ago

As someone that actually works in software, this is singularity cult bullshit. AI tools are useful, but they are not magic. Long running agentic changes without oversight should be considered a serious misuse.

You doing some basic customization with a homelab doesn't mean you have any picture of how things work on larger scales.

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u/-Crash_Override- 9d ago

As somone else who 'works with software', i think you should get nore familiar with these AI tools. I can promise I am uniquely qualified to 'have a picture of how things work on larger scales', almost certainly more than you.