Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)
What it is
Andrej Karpathy's keynote at AI Startup School laying out software 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0, with LLMs seen as utilities, fabs and operating systems. It covers LLM quirks, partial-autonomy apps and keeping a human in the generate-and-verify loop.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mostly cites it as a source for Karpathy's framing of programming in English and his generate-then-verify workflow, with a few critics finding it hype.
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What HN commenters said
“I enjoyed Andrej Karpathy's talk about software in the era of AI.”
Karpathy on how software is changing in the AI era.
MangoCoffee, 2025-08 · Recommendation · in “AI is predominantly replacing outsourced, offshore workers”
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Topics: llms, software 3.0, vibe coding, ai agents, andrej karpathy
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