Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)

Y Combinator

Why leaders watch it

Frames how AI changes how software gets built, useful context for technology strategy.

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.

Topics: Strategy & competitive advantage, Change & transformation

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