"Torvalds revealed that he had used an AI coding tool in the README for the repo: Also note that the python visualizer tool has been basically written by vibe-coding. I know more about analog filters-and that's not saying much-than I do about python. It started out as my typical "google and do the monkey-see-monkey-do" kind of programming, but then I cut out the middle-man-me-and just used Google Antigravity to do the audio sample visualizer."
"He has touted AI primarily as "a tool to help maintain code, including automated patch checking and code review," citing examples of tools that found problems he had missed. On the other hand, he has also said he is generally "much less interested in AI for writing code," and has publicly said that he's not anti-AI in principle, but he's very much anti-hype around AI."
Linus Torvalds worked on AudioNoise, a hobby repository that creates random digital audio effects tied to guitar pedals. He acknowledged using an AI coding tool to produce the Python visualizer, describing that portion as "vibe-coding" and saying he used Google Antigravity for the audio sample visualizer. Google's Antigravity is a fork of the AI-focused IDE Windsurf, which suggests possible use of a Gemini model. Torvalds has praised AI for maintenance tasks like automated patch checking and code review, but he remains generally less interested in AI for writing code and opposes AI hype.
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