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Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap

Linux creator submits LLM-assisted patch demonstrating synthetic speedup

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Linus Torvalds posts his first AI-assisted patch to the Linux kernel, synthetic test clocks 23x performance leap

Linus Torvalds has submitted his first Linux kernel patch created with the assistance of a large language model. The modification reportedly yielded a 23-fold speedup in synthetic benchmarking, following recent guidance encouraging the adoption of AI development aids.

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