Toward Human-AI Symbiosis
Karpathy also contemplated the relationship between AI systems and the human brain, noting that in some cognitive aspects, Transformers may even surpass the capabilities of the human brain. He pointed out that Transformers excel at tasks like memorizing and completing sequences, areas where the human brain faces significant limitations.
This raises the intriguing possibility of human-AI augmentation, where powerful AI models could serve as "exocortices" that extend and enhance human cognitive abilities. Karpathy acknowledged that while the exact form of this merger remains uncertain, the potential for AI to act as a symbiotic partner to humans is an area of active exploration and discussion within the AI community.