- The Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization promoting Linux, employs Linus Torvalds and is funded largely by corporate donations.
- Many platinum donors are AI-focused companies (e.g., Google, Microsoft, Facebook) that are struggling financially due to heavy AI investments.
- There is criticism that the Linux Foundation is overfunded, similar to Mozilla or Wikimedia, and does not sufficiently support grassroots open-source projects.
- Linus Torvalds is viewed as pragmatic about AI, considering it a useful tool despite earlier skepticism about hype, with his stance evolving over time.
- The debate includes concerns about AI's role in coding, such as bug detection versus slopcoding, and the need for human oversight in its use.