Andrej Karpathy Joins Anthropic
Original: I’ve joined Anthropic
Why This Matters
High-profile AI talent acquisition strengthens Anthropic's technical capabilities
Andrej Karpathy, former OpenAI co-founder and Tesla AI director, announced on X that he has joined AI safety company Anthropic. The move represents a significant talent acquisition for the Claude AI developer.
Andrej Karpathy announced his decision to join Anthropic via X (formerly X). Karpathy previously co-founded OpenAI and served as director of AI at Tesla, where he led the development of Autopilot's neural networks. He also worked as a research scientist at OpenAI before joining Tesla in 2017. Karpathy is well-known in the AI community for his contributions to deep learning research and his educational content on neural networks. His move to Anthropic, the AI safety-focused company behind the Claude AI assistant, adds significant expertise to their team.