Karpathy Locks X Account and Changes Bio Amid AI Bot Spam
op7418 · x · 2026-08-08
Andrej Karpathy recently set his X account to protected and updated his bio.
This move is speculated to be a response to the overwhelming amount of AI bot activity and automated replies on the platform. Following the lock, new users cannot follow him or view his content; only his existing followers have access to his posts.
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