Andrej Karpathy, a founding member of OpenAI and a figure of considerable influence in the AI community, has announced his departure from OpenAI, marking his second exit from the organization. Karpathy, known for his leadership in Tesla's Autopilot team and his significant online presence, emphasized that his departure was not triggered by any specific event or controversy. He expressed appreciation for the strong team and exciting roadmap at OpenAI and shared his plans to focus on personal projects. His departure follows a year of notable events at OpenAI, including Sam Altman's brief ousting and reinstatement as CEO. OpenAI has reassigned Karpathy's responsibilities to a senior researcher.
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