Andrej Karpathy — Notable For: Former Director of AI at Tesla, former OpenAI researcher; founded Eureka Labs; influential AI educator and researcher

NoteThe source confirms all major elements of the claim: (1) 'Former OpenAI researcher' is confirmed—he was a founding member and research scientist from 2015-2017, then returned 2023-2024; (2) 'Former Director of AI at Tesla' is confirmed—he served as director of artificial intelligence and Autopilot Vision at Tesla from 2017-2022; (3) 'Founded Eureka Labs' is confirmed—he founded Eureka Labs in July 2024 as an AI education platform; (4) 'Influential AI educator and researcher' is confirmed—he authored the first deep learning course at Stanford (CS 231n), creates educational YouTube content, and was named TIME100 Most Influential People in AI in 2024. All components of the claim are directly supported by the source text.