Linux kernel developers will no longer need to disclose the use of AI in development, a major change for the biggest open source project in the world.

AI has become an increasingly divisive topic in the open source community, with various projects and Linux distributions taking different approaches. Some have opted to allow AI contributions, while others have required disclosure, and still others have banned such contributions altogether.

As the creator of Linux and leader of its development, Linus Torvalds has taken a decidedly pragmatic approach, saying that AI is a tool like any other. For a short time, kernel maintainers were expected to flag their use of this tool by using the “Assisted-by” tag.…