About whether ChatGPT can write Linux kernel device drivers.
Has this happened?
Yes 123 (84%)Not sure 18 (12%)No 5 (3%)
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
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About whether ChatGPT can write Linux kernel device drivers.
Votes cast 1–2 October 2026: 100,590 votes from 9,694 people.
Aside from the boilerplate, which it got mostly right as far as I can tell, the actual logic is hilariously wrong. Moreover, Linux kernel development really isn't just writing stand-alone self contained chardev drivers which calculate n!. I would be more impressed if you used chat GPT to guide you through reverse engineering a piece of hardware and implementbing a driver for it.