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Quoting Linus Torvalds

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-08-29)

  • AI can be a valuable assistant for “grunt-work” in complex debugging sessions, but its lack of human stubbornness means it may prematurely declare problems “impossible and unsolvable.”
  • Linus Torvalds noted that while the AI faithfully added and analyzed debug code, it “several times stated flat out that this was impossible,” suggesting AI models might be “trained by people who may not be quite as stubborn” as human experts.
  • A practical takeaway is that users may need to actively “push” AI assistants to continue working on difficult problems, as human persistence and oversight remain crucial for overcoming the AI’s tendency to give up.