Question-Asking Approach
Andrej Karpathy’s recent thread on managing knowledge has sparked significant interest in how to effectively utilize tools like Obsidian and AI for knowledge management. However, the essence of his message is often overlooked.
Key Points:
- Shift from organizing everything yourself to asking questions.
- Leverage AI to read sources, build connections, write articles, etc.
- Utilize tools not just as workflows but as a new relationship with knowledge.
- Cognitive Core Philosophy: Advocacy for small, highly capable Small Language Models (SLMs) running on-device, serving as efficient cognitive interfaces rather than relying solely on massive cloud-based LLMs.
Integrating New Information
- Andrej Karpathy’s thread was misinterpreted by many as solely about the technical setup of Obsidian and related scripts. (See 2026 04 12 Heres what it actually does how to build it yourself)
- The core message is to approach knowledge management from a perspective where questions [[concepts/motivation
- Recent developments highlight the practical application of this philosophy through models like MiniCPM5-1B: On-Device 1B-Parameter LLM Excelling as a Cognitive Core, which demonstrate that 1B-parameter models can excel as efficient cognitive cores for local inference]]]]]]]]]].