Karpathy: Only About 5,000 People Have Truly Seen Frontier AI
Andrej Karpathy estimates that only around 5,000 people have truly experienced frontier AI capabilities, while some 2 billion users treat AI as merely a better search engine. A former OpenAI researcher echoed the warning, sparking debate over the gap between AI's real power and public perception.
2026-10-13 ~ 2026-10-15 · 3 related posts
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