Andrej Karpathy (born 23 October 1986 [3]) is a Slovak -born AI researcher [4] who served as the director of artificial intelligence and Autopilot Vision at Tesla.

Instructor Andrej was a founding member at OpenAI (2015) and then Sr. Director of AI at Tesla (2017-2022), and is now a founder at Eureka Labs, which is building an AI-native school.

Dec 27, 2025 · Karpathy said he has “never felt this much behind as a programmer,” describing the change in how code is now written, optimised, and deployed. “The profession is being dramatically …

6 days ago · Former Tesla AI chief Andrej Karpathy has cautioned software engineers about the rapid pace of AI advancement, admitting that he has “never felt this far behind as a programmer,” a remark …

5 days ago · OpenAI alum Andrej Karpathy wrote on X that he's struggling to take full advantage of new programming tools. Karpathy, who coined the term "vibe coding," wrote that he's never felt this …

Dec 27, 2025 · Andrej Karpathy, former Tesla AI director, describes AI systems as ‘alien tools’ without a manual. He also expressed concern over the shift in programming due to AI's stochastic nature and ...

Dec 27, 2025 · News Technology Tech AI feels like an ‘alien tool’ with no manual, says former Tesla AI chief Andrej Karpathy AI feels like an ‘alien tool’ with no manual, says former Tesla AI chief Andrej …