Andrej Karpathy says this AI gap is widening
OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy notes a widening gap in AI adoption, estimating that 75% of the global population has had little to no interaction with LLMs. He highlights a significant divide between casual chatbot users and the small group of developers using AI for complex coding.
Why it matters
Understanding the digital divide in AI literacy is crucial for predicting how the technology will impact global labor markets and productivity.
AI researcher Andrej Karpathy said the gap in AI diffusion that he observed in April is widening. Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy says most of the world is still barely using large language models. Karpathy said of those who do use LLMs, most regard AI as a Google-esque tool. That's not the only gap that is growing amid AI diffusion, Karpathy wrote. OpenAI cofounder Andrej Karpathy says the world still barely knows AI. "The general public has mostly not interacted with these systems," Karpathy wrote on X on Sunday. "When they have, it looks like a derpy chatbot." Karpathy said he was following up on his April observation about a growing gap among AI users.
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