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OpenAI Codex Helped Find and Fix a Radeon Linux Driver Bug

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According to Phoronix, OpenAI's Codex was used to uncover and fix a Linux driver bug affecting AMD Radeon graphics that had reportedly existed for nearly 20 years.

What the report says

Phoronix reports that OpenAI's Codex helped identify a bug in a Radeon Linux driver and contributed to its fix. The bug is described as having been present for nearly two decades.

AMD is an electrical and semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, founded in 1969. OpenAI is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco, founded in 2015. The available reporting rests on a single outlet, so the account has not been independently confirmed by WORLDTECH.

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  • What exactly did the bug cause in Radeon graphics systems?
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