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Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic after tenure at OpenAI and Tesla

May 19, 2026
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Andrej Karpathy, a prominent figure in AI and former founding member of OpenAI, has joined Anthropic's pre-training team. His move comes amid Anthropic's rapid growth and success in the AI sector, where he aims to contribute to advancements in large language models.

Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic after tenure at OpenAI and Tesla
  • Andrej Karpathy announced his new role at Anthropic on social media, attracting significant attention with nearly 3 million views shortly after posting.
  • He previously co-founded OpenAI in 2015, worked at Tesla, and briefly returned to OpenAI before starting his own education company, Eureka Labs.
  • Karpathy is known for coining the term 'vibe coding,' which emphasizes describing tasks plainly for AI models to execute, influencing the industry and leading to significant shifts in software development.
  • At Anthropic, he will focus on using the AI model Claude to enhance pre-training research, working under Nick Joseph.
  • Karpathy has a background in competitive Rubik's Cube solving and has developed methods for optimizing AI training processes, including the 'Karpathy Loop.'
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