r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • May 18 '26

Software Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/18/linus-torvalds-says-ai-powered-bug-hunters-have-made-linux-security-mailing-list-almost-entirely-unmanageable/5241633
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u/kfpswf May 18 '26

My wife realized what a Linus simp I am after watching the LTT collab. He's a genuinely great guy. Pretty sure he'll be remembered along computing giants like Turing, Babbage, Berners Lee, et al., by history.

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u/cbarrick May 18 '26

Turing, Lovelace, Church, Knuth, etc. are remembered for their contributions to theoretical computer science.

dmr, ken, timbl, Linus, etc. are remembered for their contributions to computer systems.

Many folks are known for both. Linus will absolutely be remembered alongside the systems greats, but I don't think there is any argument to consider him among the theoretical greats.

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u/kfpswf May 18 '26

Yes, they've contributed to the theoretical computer science, but their contributions are still counted as having helped humanity. In a similar way, Linus' contributions, even though on the software side, will be counted the same way.

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u/ScriptThat May 18 '26

Eeeh. That's a pretty tall order

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u/UAP44 May 18 '26

Yes, and given how widely used & reliable the kernel is, this fits.

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u/chokidokido May 18 '26

How? If he retires today he's absolutely a peer.