Personal update: I've joined Anthropic. I think the next few years at the frontier of LLMs will be especially formative. I am very excited to join the team here and get back to R&D. I remain deeply passionate about education and plan to resume my work on it in time.
Andrej Karpathy announced on 2026-05-19 that he has joined Anthropic;
Brief
Andrej Karpathy announced on 2026-05-19 that he has joined Anthropic and is returning to research and development, expressing excitement about working at the LLM frontier over the next few formative years. He reiterated a continued passion for education and plans to resume his education-focused work when the time is right.
Why it matters
Andrej Karpathy announced on 2026-05-19 that he has joined Anthropic;
Key details
- He says he will return to R&D work at Anthropic and expects the next few years at the LLM frontier to be especially formative;
- He remains passionate about education and intends to resume his education-related work in time.