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Linux Lays Down the Law on AI-Generated Code (Issue 31, Apr 13)

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Vol. I · Monday, April 13, 2026 · Issue No. 31 · 10 Stories

Developer Tools · Open Source

Linux Lays Down the Law on AI-Generated Code

After months of fierce debate, Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers landed on an official policy: Copilot-class tools in, "AI slop" out, humans on the hook for every Signed-off-by. A new Assisted-by tag tracks model involvement without letting any model certify the DCO.

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