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Linus Torvalds Tries 'Vibe Coding' With Google's Antigravity on AudioNoise

He confined the AI to a Python visualizer in a GPLv2 hobby repo to keep the experiment noncritical.

Overview

  • Torvalds disclosed in the AudioNoise README that Google Antigravity generated the Python audio sample visualizer via a prompt-driven workflow.
  • He said the AI-produced code met his expectations and was more effective than writing it by hand for this task.
  • AudioNoise remains a public GPLv2 repository with simple C DSP effects written by Torvalds, and there are no changes to Linux or Git.
  • Varun Mohan of Google DeepMind publicly welcomed the use of Antigravity, calling it an honor.
  • The episode highlights growing use of 'vibe coding' for rapid prototypes and renews discussion about code quality, maintainability, and licensing of AI-generated code.