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Karpathy: Verifiability is key to AI automation in Software 2.0

Andrej Karpathy posits that AI represents a new computing paradigm, analogous to the advent of computing itself. He distinguishes between "Software 1.0," which automates tasks that can be precisely specified, and "Software 2.0," enabled by AI, which automates tasks that can be verified. Verifiability, characterized by resettable, efficient, and rewardable environments, is the key factor determining the pace of AI progress. Tasks that are highly verifiable, such as mathematical problems or coding, advance rapidly, while those requiring creativity, strategy, or real-world common sense lag behind. AI

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