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Linus Torvalds Uses Google Antigravity to Build AudioNoise Visualizer

A note in the GPLv2 repo spotlights disclosure, provenance, oversight for AI-generated code.

Overview

  • Torvalds disclosed that the Python audio visualizer in his AudioNoise project was generated through vibe-coding with Google Antigravity.
  • He kept the core digital signal processing components in simple C as human-written code while delegating the visualizer to the AI tool.
  • Torvalds indicated the AI-produced output met or exceeded what he would have written manually for that specific task.
  • AudioNoise is publicly available on GitHub under GPLv2 and packages basic audio effects alongside the AI-generated Python visualizer.
  • Google Antigravity team member Varun Mohan publicly welcomed the use on X as the community weighs expectations for disclosure, review, and governance of AI-authored code.