Why did Andrej Karpathy leave OpenAI?
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16kṀ130kresolved Apr 1
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YES"Pursuing personal projects"
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YESHe left out of his own free will (If he could have stayed at OpenAI, he would not have chosen to do so)
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YESHe was rich enough to do so
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NOHe wanted attention on Manifold
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NODifferences on AI Safety
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NOHe's founding a new company
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NOHe traded up after meeting someone 25% better (i.e. he left because a role in a different company was more appealing, nothing specific to OpenAI)
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NOHe wasn't able to publish as much as he wanted at OpenAI
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NODifferences on AI safety (he cared more about safety than OpenAI)
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NOPersonal differences with Sam Altman
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NOSam Altman was not consistently candid with him
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NOHe was more interested in pure research than what his job at OpenAI entailed
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NOHe was offered a better / more visible / more highly paid / higher in leadership position elsewhere
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NOHe wanted to fight the internet not being fun - https://x.com/karpathy/status/1757075417775964290?s=20
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NOBreakdown in trust between OpenAI leadership
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NODisagreements related to OpenAI partnership with the Pentagon/dropping the ban on military use of tools
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NOHe saw what Ilya saw
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NOHe is going into teaching and/or research in Academia
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NOto create the ideal blogging platform
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NODisagreement over OpenAI's general direction/mission
Resolves according to my best judgment according to credible reporting by the end of the March. Multiple answers can resolve yes.
I'll consult with other users to make sure there is a consensus. Exact resolution details to be determined.
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