In the Linux 7.1 rc4 update , Linus Torvalds said the kernel’s security list has been swamped by AI assisted bug reports, many of them duplicates from people using similar tools and finding the same issues. The release itself looks routine, with drivers making up about half the patch and GPU fixes leading the way. The sharper warning is about what happens after an AI tool flags a possible flaw. Torvalds is drawing a line between useful AI assisted work and submissions that arrive without...
