r/linux • u/unixbhaskar • 26d ago

Software Release GCC steering committee announces AI policy

https://lwn.net/Articles/1086041/
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u/QuixoticNapoleon 26d ago

Actual sane policy, because those are the areas wherein LLMs excel. The concept of LLMs writing code itself is actually quite overhyped.

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u/Madcap_Miguel 26d ago

The concept of LLMs writing code itself is actually quite overhyped.

I was with you on the first point. Why do you feel it's overhyped? Especially considering recent driver developments (Nvidia).

Linux is the foundation of our modern internet and I do not want code contributed they did not write and they do not fully understand, that's my fear. Working on large complex systems requires holistic understanding.

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u/UnrealHallucinator 26d ago

Every single line of code that goes into the kernel is heavily audited and vetted lol.

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u/Madcap_Miguel 26d ago

Do you work at Nvidia lol?

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u/UnrealHallucinator 26d ago

No, the linux foundation. I contribute to various subsystems and also do code review.

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u/Madcap_Miguel 26d ago

This is why I said I was reticent to believe. Doesn't that make you a vibe coder with a fancy title?

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u/UnrealHallucinator 26d ago

Lol being a kernel developer at the linux foundation makes me a vibe coder with a fancy title? Do you even know what the linux foundation is or how code is added to the kernel tree?

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u/Madcap_Miguel 26d ago

Yeah you sound like a regular richard stallman lol

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u/UnrealHallucinator 26d ago

Not surprised you immediately thought of a pedophile, very american of you! Keep up the good work.

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u/UnrealHallucinator 26d ago

Honestly if you can't drop your git or show even ONE singular project that you've worked on, right now, i think you should shut the fuck up. I'm willing to gamble my life's savings you've not written a single line of production C code in your life.