You're correct but still completely missing the point.

The only way to implement anti-LLM rules is to detect AI-assisted code. That, in and of itself, is a problem because it's impossible to detect good code that was AI assisted. And you don't need rules against slop because it's bad code.

If I'm following it correctly, Linus is advocating for tightening submission requirements before it gets to human review, which directly targets the harms FOSS projects are having under the deluge of slop: it raises the bar so that the slop needs to be good enough to warrant a review, which filters out must of the noise, leaving more of the signal.

Anti-LLM policies are like having closed-book take-home exams: you're left wildly guessing what's cheating (or not). Instead, make the exam open book, but expect better answers.

Linus also says AI is a useful tool, and he is an expert, so we must accept that he feels that way. I don't know if he's commented on the environmental/social/political consequences of AI hyperscalers, but that's a separate argument.

The tech is here. It's impossible to detect. It's foolish to think you can ban it's use

And it can be run locally, so there's no stopping it, even if there was political will to do so. (And with a reasonable economic and ecological cost, no less—ignoring IP/political consequences here, since that's a whole other topic.)

I think AI needs to be regulated on a larger scale. The tools need to be restricted if you want to stop people from using them.

Putting up rules against tool use without making access to the tool more difficult are worthless.

Putting up slop PRs doesn't have to be intentional from the authors side.

How would you check commits for AI use if it is not mentioned anywhere? How would you enforce anti-AI rules?

Most ai output has been watermarked since I think 2023, Anthropic is just more open about it.

I am pretty sure this still produces too many false positives when applied to code because of the way these watermarks are implemented. I am not 100% sure on that though. It could be used on commit messages though.