Karpathy Advocates 80 Percent School Focus on Math Physics CS
AI researcher sparks discussion on prioritizing STEM subjects over traditional schooling.
Andrej Karpathy stated that 80% of children's education should prioritize math, physics, and computer science, suggesting most school content can be ignored. The comments appear in retweets shared by Danielle Fong, founder of LightCell Energy, and Alexia Jolicoeur-Martineau, AI researcher at Samsung. One perspective contrasts this with advice to read fiction and study history for broader cognitive development. Headlines generated from the sources frame the remarks as guidance for building foundations ahead of AGI. The discussion centers on reshaping curricula to emphasize technical skills amid rapid AI progress. No further official confirmation or updates are provided in the packet.
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Andrej Karpathy just said your kids should ignore most of school. "80% of education should be math, physics, CS." Not because it's useful - because it carves grooves in the brain. Grooves that get harder to carve the older you get. In a pre-AGI world: it gets you a job. In a post-AGI world: it makes you a functioning, empowered human. Everything else? Tack it on later. The cognitive foundation is the only foundation that survives the transition.
you should read fiction, learn history, explore stuff that isn't just "immediately useful." so much of life is drawing on experience. If your experience is operating so thoroughly in a specific box you really limit yourself.
Andrej Karpathy just said your kids should ignore most of school. "80% of education should be math, physics, CS." Not because it's useful - because it carves grooves in the brain. Grooves that get harder to carve the older you get. In a pre-AGI world: it gets you a job. In a post-AGI world: it makes you a functioning, empowered human. Everything else? Tack it on later. The cognitive foundation is the only foundation that survives the transition.