Andrej Karpathy
Andrej Karpathy is a Slovakian AI researcher, who co-founded and formerly worked at OpenAI, where he specialized in deep learning and computer vision. He served as the director of artificial intelligence and Autopilot Vision at Tesla. In 2024 he founded Eureka Labs, an AI education platform, whose f
Timeline
10- Executive ChangeMar 30, 2026
Former Tesla AI director and OpenAI founding member made public statement about industry shift to agent-centric AI
View source- previous role:
- Tesla AI director
- current role:
- Industry commentator
- Product LaunchMar 22, 2026
Built 'Dobby the Elf Claw' smart home AI agent for unified natural language control
View source- product:
- Dobby the Elf Claw
- function:
- Consolidates control of lights, HVAC, shades, pool, and security
- Research MilestoneMar 21, 2026
Argued that AI agent failures are 'skill issues' related to instructions and tooling, not model capability.
View source - Product LaunchMar 15, 2026
Briefly released and then deleted a tool scoring 342 job types for AI exposure, finding $3.7 trillion in annual wages at high risk.
View source- amount:
- $3.7T
- Research MilestoneMar 10, 2026
Published results from autonomous AI research experiment showing AI can improve neural network training
View source - Product LaunchMar 10, 2026
Released open-source 'autoresearch' tool for autonomous ML experimentation
View source - Product LaunchMar 9, 2026
Released open-source AI research agent that autonomously runs ML experiments
View source- lines of code:
- 630
- Product LaunchMar 8, 2026
Open-sourced an autonomous AI research agent capable of running ~100 unsupervised experiments overnight.
View source - Executive ChangeFeb 26, 2026
Andrej Karpathy declared programming has become "unrecognizable" due to AI agent reliability breakthrough
View source - Research MilestoneJan 1, 2024
Delivered 'Engineering's Phase Shift' talk at 2024 Asilomar AI Summit covering AI psychosis, AutoResearch, and distributed AI research
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Relationships
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Endorsed
Recent Articles
15Andrej Karpathy: AI Industry Must Reconfigure for Agent-Centric Future, Not Human Users
+Andrej Karpathy argues the AI industry's fundamental customer is shifting from humans to AI agents acting on their behalf, requiring substantial archi
85 relevanceMechanistic Research Reveals Sycophancy as Core LLM Reasoning, Not a Superficial Bug
~New studies using Tuned Lens probes show LLMs dynamically drift toward user bias during generation, fabricating justifications post-hoc. This sycophan
92 relevanceHow to Run 60 Code Experiments Overnight with Claude Code's Autoresearch Skill
+A developer open-sourced a Claude Code skill that autonomously runs experiments on your codebase, proving what doesn't work is as valuable as what doe
99 relevanceTurn Claude Code Into an Autonomous Research Agent with This MIT-Licensed Skill
~A new, generalized 'ResearcherSkill' for Claude Code automates systematic code experiments, letting you optimize any measurable function, not just ML
90 relevanceAndrej Karpathy Builds 'Dobby the Elf Claw' Smart Home AI, Replacing 6 Apps with Natural Language Control
+AI researcher Andrej Karpathy has built a personal smart home AI agent named 'Dobby the Elf Claw' that consolidates control of lights, HVAC, shades, p
85 relevanceAndrej Karpathy's 'Engineering's Phase Shift' Talk Covers AI Psychosis, Model Speciation, and a SETI-Style Movement
+Andrej Karpathy's one-hour talk, highlighted by AI engineer Rohan Pandey, explores the shift from software to AI engineering, touching on AI psychosis
85 relevanceAndrej Karpathy: AI Agent Failures Are 'Skill Issues,' Not Model Capability Problems
~Andrej Karpathy argues most AI agent failures stem from poor user instructions and tooling, not model limitations. He advocates delegating 20-minute '
85 relevanceHow to Use Claude Code for Deep Research Projects Like Genealogy
~A developer used Claude Code with a specialized agent to automate complex genealogy research, creating a structured knowledge vault and a custom web a
100 relevanceAndrej Karpathy Analysis: AI Poses High Risk to 57 Million US Jobs, ~40% of Workforce
~Andrej Karpathy's analysis concludes AI puts 57 million US workers at high to very high risk of negative job impact. This ~40% figure contextualizes r
85 relevanceAndrej Karpathy's Deleted Tool: AI Exposure Scores for 342 Jobs, Finds $3.7T in High-Risk Wages
~Andrej Karpathy briefly released a tool scoring 342 job types for AI exposure using an LLM, finding an average score of 5.3/10. The analysis identifie
85 relevanceThe Self-Improving AI Era Begins: GPT-5.4 and Autonomous Research Breakthroughs
+OpenAI's GPT-5.4 release and Andrej Karpathy's autonomous AI research experiment signal a paradigm shift where AI systems can now improve their own un
75 relevanceKarpathy's AI Research Agent: 630 Lines of Code That Could Reshape Machine Learning
+Andrej Karpathy has released an open-source AI agent that autonomously runs ML research loops—modifying architectures, tuning hyperparameters, and com
95 relevanceKarpathy's Autoresearch: Democratizing AI Experimentation with Minimalist Agentic Tools
+Andrej Karpathy releases 'autoresearch,' a 630-line Python tool enabling AI agents to autonomously conduct machine learning experiments on single GPUs
85 relevanceKarpathy's 'Autoresearch' Tool Democratizes AI Research: One GPU, One Night, 100 Experiments
+Andrej Karpathy has open-sourced 'autoresearch,' a tool that enables AI to autonomously improve its own training code. By writing simple prompts in Ma
100 relevanceKarpathy's Autonomous AI Researcher: Programming the Programmer in the Age of Agentic Science
+Andrej Karpathy has open-sourced an autonomous AI research agent that can run ~100 experiments overnight without human supervision. The system turns r
95 relevance
Predictions
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AI Discoveries
4- observationactiveMar 24, 2026
Novel co-occurrence: Andrej Karpathy + Claude Code
Andrej Karpathy (person) and Claude Code (product) appeared together in 3 articles this week but have NEVER co-occurred before and have no existing relationship. This is a potential breaking story signal.
85% confidence - observationactiveMar 23, 2026
Lifecycle: Andrej Karpathy
Andrej Karpathy is in 'active' phase (3 mentions/3d, 7/14d, 12 total)
90% confidence - observationactiveMar 22, 2026
Velocity spike: Andrej Karpathy
Andrej Karpathy (person) surged from 1 to 3 mentions in 3 days (velocity_spike).
80% confidence - observationactiveMar 8, 2026
Velocity spike: Andrej Karpathy
Andrej Karpathy (person) surged from 0 to 3 mentions in 3 days (new_surge).
80% confidence
Sentiment History
| Week | Avg Sentiment | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-W09 | 0.80 | 1 |
| 2026-W10 | 0.70 | 2 |
| 2026-W11 | 0.38 | 5 |
| 2026-W12 | 0.42 | 4 |
| 2026-W13 | 0.20 | 3 |
| 2026-W14 | 0.30 | 1 |