Dev whose autoresearch work got 12 likes wonders why Karpathy's naming makes ideas viral
ZyMazza · x · 2026-09-25
A debate on AI-Twitter attention dynamics: ZyMazza says his 2024 autoresearch write-up and SOTA KernelBench kernels got 12 likes, yet ideas explode once Karpathy names them (vibe coding, autoresearch). ctjlewis counters that Karpathy's fame is earned scientific credibility, not celebrity, making his signal high-value.
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