AI-written code reached 17.25% of all Linux kernel patches in September.

The Lunduke Journal counts 1,634 AI-generated submissions in one week, a record, bringing September to 17.25% of all kernel patches. Zero in the first week of February, over 400 per week by end of May. The Hacker News argument centered on whether maintainer review capacity, not authorship, is the binding constraint, which is the same question the code-review-is-dead essays leave open, now with a number attached.