Andrej Karpathy

AI researcher and educator specializing in Deep Learning and Large Language Models.

Key Concepts & Frameworks

  • LLM Wiki Pattern: A proposed paradigm shift for managing personal knowledge bases, moving beyond the limitations of traditional rag (Retrieval Augmented Generation).
    • Advocates for a persistent, compounding wiki maintained entirely by an LLM.
    • Focuses on the creation of self-evolving, autonomous knowledge structures rather than simple retrieval of static data.
    • Karpathys LLM Wiki: Beyond RAG for Persistent Knowledge Bases: Introduces Karpathy’s innovative “LLM Wiki pattern,” a paradigm shift from traditional Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) models for managing personal knowledge bases. The approach advocates for a persistent, compounding wiki maintained entirely by an LLM.
  • AutoResearch: An open-source framework for [[concepts/agentic-
  • Content Machine: An AI-powered system for autonomous social video content generation and optimization, driven by the integration of [[concepts/claude-code|Claude Code]] and [[concepts/autoresearch|Autoresearch]] (Ref: 2026 04 14 AI Powered Autonomous Social Video Content Generation and Optimization System).

Source Notes

  • 2026-04-14: [[lab-notes/2026-04-14-Optimizing-AI-Costs-and-Privacy-with-Local-Open-Source-Models-and-Hybr|“But OpenClaw is expensive…“]]
  • 2026-04-14: [[lab-notes/2026-04-14-Optimizing-AI-Costs-and-Privacy-with-Local-Open-Source-Models-and-Hybr|“But OpenClaw is expensive…“]]
  • 2026-04-20: # Your Lab job is complete — YouTube Summariser (#1454) YouTube Summariser job #1454 is complete. Completed: 2026-04-20T12:26:43 UTC View result: https://longboardfella.com.au/lab/result.php?id=1454 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── --- title: Karpathy (Your Lab job is complete — YouTube Summariser (#1454))
  • 2026-04-07: [[lab-notes/2026-04-07-AI-Powered-Autonomous-Social-Video-Content-Generation-and-Optimization|Claude Code + Karpathy’s Autoresearch = GOD MODE!]]
  • 2026-04-07: [[lab-notes/2026-04-07-AutoResearch-Autonomous-AI-Agent-Self-Improvement-Through-Code-Iterati|The only AutoResearch tutorial you’ll ever need]]
  • 2026-04-07: [[lab-notes/2026-04-07-Karpathys-LLM-Wiki-Beyond-RAG-for-Persistent-Knowledge-Bases|Karpathy’s LLM Wiki: Watch Me Build a Knowledge Base From]]
  • 2026-04-07: [[lab-notes/2026-04-07-Self-Evolving-AI-Autonomous-Optimization-via-Iterative-Harness|Self-Evolving AI Is Here — And It’s Open Weight]]
  • 2026-04-08: [[lab-notes/2026-04-08-AI-Powered-Autonomous-Social-Video-Content-Generation-and-Optimization|Claude Code + Karpathy’s Autoresearch = GOD MODE!]]
  • 2026-04-08: [[lab-notes/2026-04-08-AutoResearch-Autonomous-AI-Agent-Self-Improvement-Through-Code-Iterati|The only AutoResearch tutorial you’ll ever need]]
  • 2026-04-08: [[lab-notes/2026-04-08-Self-Evolving-AI-Autonomous-Optimization-via-Iterative-Harness|Self-Evolving AI Is Here — And It’s Open Weight]]
  • 2026-04-10: [[lab-notes/2026-04-10-AI-Powered-Autonomous-Social-Video-Content-Generation-and-Optimization|Claude Code + Karpathy’s Autoresearch = GOD MODE!]]
  • 2026-04-10: [[lab-notes/2026-04-10-AutoResearch-Autonomous-AI-Agent-Self-Improvement-Through-Code-Iterati|The only AutoResearch tutorial you’ll ever need]]
  • 2026-04-10: [[lab-notes/2026-04-10-Karpathys-LLM-Wiki-Beyond-RAG-for-Persistent-Knowledge-Bases|Karpathy’s LLM Wiki: Watch Me Build a Knowledge Base From]]
  • 2026-04-12: Heres What It Actually Does How To Build It Yourself
  • 2026-04-12: [[lab-notes/2026-04-12-Marp-System-AI-Generated-Markdown-Presentations|Claude Code + Karpathy Slides Just Changed Presentations Forever (MARP System)]]
  • 2026-04-26: [[lab-notes/2026-04-26-Karpathys-AutoResearch-An-AI-Agent-for-Independent-LLM-Program-Improvement|Karpathy’s AutoResearch: An AI Agent for Independent LLM Program Improvement]]