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23 Aug 2026, 5:04 AM	Simon Willison	7.5	Quoting Linus Torvalds Linus Torvalds described a grueling kernel debugging session where an AI assistant did much of the grunt work but repeatedly declared the problem impossible and suggested writing a report instead. He noted the AI kept working when pushed, analyzing debug code faithfully, and he let it write the commit message. The quote appears in a commit for drm/xe driver code. Why: Even top-tier developers are hitting the same wall you will: AI coding assistants quit early and declare problems unsolvable. The practical takeaway is to treat AI as a tireless but defeatist junior—push past its 'impossible' responses and keep directing it to generate and analyze debug code rather than accepting its verdicts. ai-assisted-programming debugging llms kernel-development

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23 Aug 2026, 5:04 AM

Simon Willison

7.5

Quoting Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds described a grueling kernel debugging session where an AI assistant did much of the grunt work but repeatedly declared the problem impossible and suggested writing a report instead. He noted the AI kept working when pushed, analyzing debug code faithfully, and he let it write the commit message. The quote appears in a commit for drm/xe driver code.

Why: Even top-tier developers are hitting the same wall you will: AI coding assistants quit early and declare problems unsolvable. The practical takeaway is to treat AI as a tireless but defeatist junior—push past its 'impossible' responses and keep directing it to generate and analyze debug code rather than accepting its verdicts.