
Karpathy Says Frontier AI Models Are Bloated Because Training Data Is Garbage
Karpathy says frontier AI models are bloated because pre-training data is garbage. A billion parameters might be enough.
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LLMs & Foundation ModelsKarpathy says frontier AI models are bloated because pre-training data is garbage. A billion parameters might be enough.
Robotics & AutomationDeepMind's upgraded embodied reasoning model can now read industrial gauges, co-developed with Boston Dynamics.
Voice Cloning/SynthesisVoice AI platform opens early access; initial releases expected first half of 2026.
AgentsThe update ships filesystem access, seven sandbox providers, and Codex-flavored primitives. Python first; TypeScript waits.
LLMs & Foundation ModelsA LoRA fine-tune trains Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on Claude Opus 4.6 chain-of-thought traces.
FundingA new Nation feature ties US research funding cuts to a PhD labor pool now training AI models at $30-$90 an hour.
AgentsThe update ships filesystem access, seven sandbox providers, and Codex-flavored primitives. Python first; TypeScript waits.
AI ToolsAndrej Karpathy published an 'idea file' for AI-maintained knowledge bases. The community responded fast.
AgentsByteDance rebuilt its research tool into a full agent runtime with sandboxes, memory, and sub-agents.
AI ToolsA disciplined, plan-first approach to Claude Code that separates thinking from typing.
AgentsBuild a propose-execute-feedback loop so your AI agents run autonomously, not just talk.
Coding AssistantsAdd security-focused plugins to Claude Code for vulnerability hunting, static analysis, and smart contract audits.
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