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How much of the Linux kernel is written by AI?

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HN · launched Apr 28, 2026 · 8 upvotes (top 52%) · 0 views

Niche: specialized ai analytics platforms · 121 launches, 15 in the last 7 days ▲ +7% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags

  • Horizontal
  • Analytics & BI
  • Developer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

Yes This is an exploratory static data visualization / dashboard showing analytics on the Linux kernel codebase, which can easily be generated via git log scripts and front-end charts.

Discussion

5 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: Clanker fuzzers

Concerns raised: Generated summary lacks mailing list context, AI-assisted commits represent small proportion of kernel development

Feature requests: Include mailing list context in summaries

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 1007 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #503 of 1008 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 178 days after the earliest competitor.

  • eggshell · github · 2026-11-03 · 103 upvotes · similarity 0.54
  • RealXV6 · hn · 2026-01-25 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.52
  • HART OS · hn · 2026-07-26 · 18 upvotes · similarity 0.50
  • RustyTux · github · 2026-09-20 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.50
  • holodor · github · 2026-09-23 · 14 upvotes · similarity 0.47
  • rocq-linux-process-semantics · github · 2026-10-19 · 23 upvotes · similarity 0.47
  • Vehla · hn · 2026-09-13 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.47
  • Output.ai · hn · 2026-04-07 · 40 upvotes · similarity 0.47

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