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Personnel: Andrej Karpathy at OpenAI (Founding Member, Research Scientist)

Verdictpartial95%
1 check · 4/9/2026

The source confirms Karpathy was a founding member and research scientist at OpenAI, and confirms the 2015-2017 timeframe. However, the source states he was a research scientist 'from 2015 to 2017' without specifying the exact month he started (the record claims 2015-12). The source also states 'In June 2017 he became Tesla's director' which aligns with the endDate of 2017-06, but the exact month of departure is not explicitly stated as June in the OpenAI context—only that he moved to Tesla in June 2017. The record's startDate of 2015-12 is not explicitly confirmed; the source only says 'from 2015' without month precision.

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Role
Founding Member, Research Scientist
Role Type
career
Start Date
December 2015
End Date
June 2017
Is Founder
No
Notes
Part of the founding team; worked on deep learning research and generative models

Source evidence

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partial95%Haiku 4.5 · 4/9/2026

NoteThe source confirms Karpathy was a founding member and research scientist at OpenAI, and confirms the 2015-2017 timeframe. However, the source states he was a research scientist 'from 2015 to 2017' without specifying the exact month he started (the record claims 2015-12). The source also states 'In June 2017 he became Tesla's director' which aligns with the endDate of 2017-06, but the exact month of departure is not explicitly stated as June in the OpenAI context—only that he moved to Tesla in June 2017. The record's startDate of 2015-12 is not explicitly confirmed; the source only says 'from 2015' without month precision.

Case № 7RD4PATNAcFiled 4/9/2026Confidence 95%