Karpathy goes full agentic, compares reading code to reading assembly
saranormous · x · 2026-09-18
saranormous highlighted Karpathy's remark that 'why would I look at code? It's like assembly, a compiled artifact'—noting he went fully agentic just 18 minutes after saying he doesn't use autocomplete AI coding tools. The author draws the analogy to future media consumption: reading text may feel prehistoric next to generated explainer videos.
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