Linus Torvalds defends LLMs, calls opposition 'religious'

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-07-18 03:33

Linus Torvalds has expressed a strong pro-LLM stance, likening opposition to the technology to religious dogma. He asserted that Linux is not a social movement and dismissed criticisms of LLMs. Torvalds' views were shared via a link to a mailing list discussion. AI

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Linus Torvalds defends LLMs, calls opposition 'religious'

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Here is Linus Torvalds pro LLM stance repeating all of the usual talking points, that those against LLMs are part of a religion, and that # Linux isn’t a social

Here is Linus Torvalds pro LLM stance repeating all of the usual talking points, that those against LLMs are part of a religion, and that # Linux isn’t a social warrior whatever. Just read his cringey rant here. https:// lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CA Hk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80K…

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Here is Linus Torvalds pro LLM stance repeating all of the usual talking points, that those against LLMs are part of a religion, and that # Linux isn’t a social

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