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Karpathy: 'State of Psychosis' Trying to Figure Out What's Possible — Hasn't Written Code in Months, 80% AI
In a Fortune exclusive, Karpathy admits he went through 'claw psychosis' in January while integrating AI agents into his home, and hasn't written code conventionally in months — estimating AI now handles 80% of his output. He describes the current moment as 'agentic engineering' where humans direct and orchestrate rather than write, calling the shift 'dramatic' and 'irreversible.' The psychosis admission from someone who literally coined 'vibe coding' is the strongest signal that even top practitioners are struggling to find the new equilibrium.
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