linux-kernel - Re: Sasha Levin is halucinating, non human entity, has no ethics and no memory

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Message-ID: <87ple8x73o.fsf@trenco.lwn.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:56:27 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, sashal@...nel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
 kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, conduct@...nel.org,
 ebiederm@...ssion.com
Subject: Re: Sasha Levin is halucinating, non human entity, has no ethics
 and no memory

Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> writes:

> Hi!
>
> So... I'm afraid subject is pretty accurate. I assume there's actual
> human being called "Sasha Levin" somewhere, but I interact with him
> via email, and while some interactions may be by human, some are
> written by LLM but not clearly marked as such.
>
> And that's not okay -- because LLMs lie, have no ethics, and no
> memory, so there's no point arguing with them. Its just wasting
> everyone's time. People are not very thrilled by 'Markus Elfring' on
> the lists, as he seems to ignore feedback, but at least that's actual
> human, not a damn LLM that interacts as human but then ignores
> everything.

So ... we probably need to have discussions about the role LLMs will
play in kernel development, but this is not the way to do it.  You are
talking about a fellow human, and should treat him with respect.
Please, let's not have this kind of attack here.

jon