Linus Torvalds created a new Linux kernel branch called noref-filemap-read-with-llm to address contention issues in page cache reads from multiple threads, using Claude Code as an AI assistant to help develop the code, tests, and documentation. Torvalds explicitly confirmed the LLM's role in the work and noted significant performance improvements from the patches.
ArtCraft has released open-source, AI-assisted clones of Adobe Creative Suite tools like Photoshop (PhotoCraft), Premiere (FilmCraft), and others, developed in Rust using Claude Opus prompts. The free alternatives closely mimic Adobe's interface design, creating legal ambiguity around whether clean-room reimplementation shields them from potential lawsuits.