Why Linus Is Right and AI Is Wrong

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Linus Torvalds affirms Linux is not anti-AI, views AI as a useful tool, and tells critics they can fork or walk away.
The author argues pragmatic engineers are natural allies of AI critics because excessive AI use is unpragmatic and wasteful.
The author uses rhetorical analysis (Kings Council pattern) to show how Linus's words are being weaponized by AI hype to silence critics.
Criticism of Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei for inciting panic, manipulating markets, and using alarming predictions to gain power.
Proposes language reforms: avoid disempowerment terms (e.g., 'left behind'), call technologies by specific names, and reject anthropomorphizing AI.
Calls for solidarity among AI critics and recognition that most developers are allies despite surface-level pro-AI rhetoric.
The author supports right of refusal for AI use in projects, citing examples like Ghostty and Zig, and criticizes purity tests.

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