Andrej Karpathy — “We’re summoning ghosts, not building animals”
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Dwarkesh Patel
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Why it matters
Gives a groundingTying a model's answers to checkable sources — retrieved documents, live data, tool results — instead of letting it answer from memory alone.Full definition → argument for why AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → reliability and autonomy will take years, helping engineers calibrate what current coding agents can be trusted to do.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
grounding — Tying a model's answers to checkable sources — retrieved documents, live data, tool results — instead of letting it answer from memory alone.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
