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title: "Linus Torvalds Rejects AI Coding Bans as Linux Rethinks Disclosure Rules"
description: "Linux kernel developers are discussing removal of the `Assisted-by: LLM` disclosure tag for patches created with AI coding assistance."
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published_at: "2026-10-23"
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# Linus Torvalds Rejects AI Coding Bans as Linux Rethinks Disclosure Rules

## Retrieval answer

Linux kernel developers are discussing removal of the `Assisted-by: LLM` disclosure tag for patches created with AI coding assistance.

Linux kernel developers are discussing removal of the `Assisted-by: LLM` disclosure tag for patches created with AI coding assistance. Linuxiac reported the revised proposal on October 16, 2026, alongside comments from Linus Torvalds opposing bans on particular development tools.

The tag was introduced earlier in 2026 to help maintainers identify AI-assisted submissions. The proposal says that, among 18,533 non-merge commits from Linux 7.3 through release candidate 7, roughly 10% carried the tag, although AI use is believed to be more widespread. It would remove the disclosure requirement from contribution documentation and remove handling of the tag from `checkpatch.pl`.

Torvalds argued that contributors should understand and take responsibility for their code regardless of the tools used. Existing expectations around generated content and the Developer Certificate of Origin would remain. Several maintainers support the revision, including Greg Kroah-Hartman, according to the report.

The source does not establish that the change has been merged or is in force. It also does not establish the actual share of kernel contributions made with AI tools.

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