{
  "id": 13992487,
  "title": "Andrej Karpathy says only 5,000 people have seen what AI can really do",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/andrej-karpathy-says-only-5-000-people-have-seen-what-ai-can-really-do",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-12T15:54:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New Stack",
    "slug": "the-new-stack",
    "url": "https://thenewstack.io/karpathy-levie-ai-capability-gap/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy believes that only a handful of people worldwide truly understand the full potential of AI. In a recent X post, he stated that most of the world has only used language models (LLMs) sparingly, while only around 5,000 individuals have access to advanced frontier systems within labs. Box CEO Aaron Levie sees this as an opportunity, suggesting that most people still view AI as limited to chatbots or search engines. He argues that industries need to rethink how work gets done with AI, as they face challenges such as data integration, security, and compliance. Karpathy emphasizes that the most valuable applications of AI are in domains that are digital, verifiable, and economically valuable, such as coding and math. He believes that these systems are still only being used for simple tasks, while their true potential lies in complex, problem-solving scenarios that require extended processing and evaluation.",
  "summary": "OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy, who joined Anthropic in May, thinks most of the world has little idea of what The post Andrej Karpathy says only 5,000 people have seen what AI can really do appeared first on The New Stack .",
  "key_points": [
    "Only 5,000 people have seen AI's full potential, according to Andrej Karpathy.",
    "Most people use AI sparingly, primarily for chatbots or search engines."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Andrej Karpathy says this AI gap is widening",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/andrej-karpathy-says-this-ai-gap-is-widening",
        "published": "2026-10-12T15:51:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}