Andrej Karpathy — “We’re summoning ghosts, not building animals”

Why it was recommended

I just watched this recent (and great!) interview

Referencebahmboo · Original2025-10

What it covers

Dwarkesh Patel interviews Andrej Karpathy on why reinforcement learning is flawed, why AGI may blend into steady GDP growth, why self-driving took so long, and the future. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Dwarkesh Patel

Length

2 hr 26 min

Year

2025

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