Karpathy later confirmed his departure.
Yes, I left OpenAI yesterday, Karpathy said in atweetTuesday.
My immediate plan is to work on my personal projects and see what happens.
Photo: Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle (Getty Images)
Those of you whove followed me for a while may have a sense for what that might look like.
Hi everyone yes, I left OpenAI yesterday.
Both of the leadership changes occurred in the three months sinceOpenAIs researcher-filled board mysteriously fired CEO Sam Altman.
OpenAI did not immediately respond to Gizmodos request for comment.
The leading researcher originally joined OpenAI to do more technical work building AGI with Sam Altmans team.
However, the OpenAI Karpathy is leaving is very different from the company he joined a year ago.
When Sam Altman returned to OpenAIs helm, thecompanys board was replaced with infamous financiers.
OpenAI is losing one of the most respected and influential minds in artificial intelligence.
OpenAI attracted talent from across the AI community for many years.
Now with Sutskevers unclear status and Karpathys departure, it seems theresearch-focused company may be changing course.
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