Is Tesla's AI Director Building Iron Man's Jarvis? Here's What He Has To Say

Over the weekend, Andrej Karpathy, the AI director at Tesla Inc. TSLA, gave a detailed explanation of his vision for AI, highlighting that his intention isn't just to create a replica of Jarvis — the AI assistant from "Iron Man."

What Happened: Karpathy took to X (formerly Twitter) and said, "People sometimes read a bit too specifically into my bio ‘Building a kind of JARVIS’.”

He explained that he views Jarvis as a “helpful, conversational, empowering e/ia automation,” but his vision for AI is a blend of different characteristics from various AI portrayals.

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The Tesla AI director went on to cite TARS from "Interstellar" for its personality, Sonny from "iRobot" for creativity, Samantha from "Her" for emotional capability, and Jarvis for technical problem-solving ability.

Other AI characters in movies are C3PO and R2D2 in "Star Wars," Agent Smith in "The Matrix," Ava in "Ex Machina," and T-800 in "Terminator 2: Judgment Day."

Karpathy’s post provides insights into his vision for AI, which goes beyond the simplistic view of replicating a fictional AI assistant. His post reflects a holistic approach to AI development, combining the best traits of various AI characters and underlining the ongoing advancements in AI technology. 

Why It's Important: Last year, Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT-parent OpenAI, watched the movie “Ex Machina,” after several people recommended that he watch the portrayal of AI in popular culture. 

Altman then took to X and said that while he enjoyed the movies, he couldn't understand why people encouraged him to watch them.

This led to Twitterverse responding with several instances of the movie showing the striking relevance of "Ex Machina" with the present AI landscape and shedding light on the Turing test.

A report stated that 61% of Americans believe that AI’s fast-paced growth could endanger humanity’s future. However, the godfather of virtual reality, Jaron Lanier, had said that things like AI outsmarting humans and taking over the world only happen in science fiction movies like "The Matrix and Terminator."

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