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Linus Torvalds on the state of Linux today and how AI figures in its future (www.zdnet.com)

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At Open Source Summit Japan, Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds talked about Rust in Linux, Linux maintainer fatigue, and AI's future role in Linux and open-source development.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

While I mostly agree, I'd like to point out that GOFAI (good old fashioned AI) exists, and at its core it is basically just pathfinding like a* or something similar. And we still call that AI, because it "intelligently" finds a path quickly.

So my main point is that I agree that it isn't magic or sapient or anything, but in a sense it is definitely intelligent.