Linus Torvalds has published a new project, AudioNoise, related to his passion for guitar pedals. AudioNoise enables the generation of random sound effects while playing the electric guitar. The project's goal is to explore the fundamentals of digital sound processing, much like he once studied the hardware aspect by experimenting with assembling guitar pedals. The main code is written in C, but it also includes a Python script for visualizing sound samples.
In the project notes, Linus mentioned that since he is not as proficient in Python as he is with analog filters, he used vibe coding in Google Antigravity's AI development environment to generate the visualizer script. Initially, he attempted to create the visualizer the traditional way by 'Googling and using found examples' ('monkey-see-monkey-do'), but then removed himself as an intermediary, assigned the task to the AI assistant, and received results.
A day before publishing the visualizer script, Linus emotionally criticized the promotion of a patch to the kernel with documentation governing the use of AI tools for automatic code generation for the kernel. Linus pointed out the futility of introducing labels for AI fluff, as it is clear that people creating unverified code using AI will not document this fact in their patches, and that the issue of trashy AI patches cannot be resolved through documentation.
According to Linus, the documentation is intended for conscientious developers and should not reflect any particular statements about AI. The community is already full of people holding opposing views on AI—some believe that 'everything is falling apart,' while others think that 'a revolution in development is happening,' which is why Linus is against the documentation for kernel development taking any single stance, and insists that AI should be regarded merely as another tool.
Source: opennet.ru
