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- philosophy
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- ai-researcher
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last_sync: '2026-04-10'
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# Entity: Andrej Karpathy

## Biography

Andrej Karpathy is a prominent AI researcher and educator.

- **Former Director of AI** at Tesla (Autopilot).
- **Founding Member** of OpenAI.
- **Founder** of Eureka Labs (AI-first education).
- Known for his work on "Karpathy's LLM Wiki" and the concept of **Software 2.0**.

## Key Contributions to Knowledge Management

- **LLM Wiki Pattern (2026)**: A workflow for building persistent personal knowledge bases using LLM agents as maintainers.
- **Vibe Coding**: A developer experience philosophy where the human guides high-level architecture and "vibes" while the AI manages implementation details.

## Related Concepts

- [[Concept_LLM_Wiki_Pattern]]
- Software 2.0
- zero-maintenance knowledge systems
