Linus Torvalds Reveals the Survival Rules for Programmers in the AI Era

Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux, provided a very realistic response during a recent interview discussing the wave of AI, the rise of GPUs, and the future of programmers:

  • The greatest success of Linux is its “boring” nature.
  • The rise of AI has not weakened Linux; instead, it has made Nvidia the most active kernel contributor.
  • AI will not make programmers unemployed, but it will eliminate those who “can only write a little code.”
  • Currently, the garbage bug reports generated by AI are a form of “new denial-of-service attack” on the open-source community.

Additionally, Linus revealed that he has never tried Vibe Coding, believing it could be a disaster in serious projects, but is beneficial for beginners.

Regarding whether AI will replace programmers, Linus’s view is: “AI is a tool and will not replace programmers. Just as compilers eliminated handwritten assembly, they did not eliminate programmers; rather, they allowed more software to be written.”

In this AI-disrupted era, Linus’s perspective may be the most rational insight!

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