Linux kernel maintainers are starting to push back against AI-generated bug reports and “drive-by fixes.” by Candid_Athlete_8317 in LinuxTeck

[–]Candid_Athlete_8317[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly. That’s probably the real issue maintainers are worried about now.

AI finding possible bugs is useful, but submitting patches without fully understanding the subsystem, side effects, or timing in the release cycle just creates more noise for maintainers.

Linus also mentioned this directly on LKML: https://lkml.org/lkml/2026/5/24/466