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Andrej Karpathy says he no longer writes code himself

Original: “I don't actually do anything resembling traditional engineering anymore” Andrej Karpathy describing how he now relies e

Former Tesla and OpenAI AI researcher Andrej Karpathy says he no longer does anything resembling traditional engineering, relying instead entirely on AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Anthropic's Opus 5.5 model to build software rather than writing code himself. The remark is drawing attention as a striking example of how even experienced engineers are shifting to AI-driven development workflows.

Why now: Karpathy is a highly respected engineer, so his claim that AI tools have fully replaced his own coding is a notable signal about the state of AI-assisted software development.

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• “I don't actually do anything resembling traditional engineering anymore” Andrej Karpathy describing how he now relies entirely on Claude Code and Opus 5.5 to build software rather than writing code himself. Andrej Karpathy https:// aizeitgeist.tv/quotes/2026-11-… · AIZeitgeist · 1

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