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Tesla’s AI director leaving company after 4-month sabbatical
2022.07.14 01:11
FILE PHOTO: A Tesla logo on a Model S is photographed inside of a Tesla dealership in New York, U.S., April 29, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson//File Photo
San Francisco (Reuters) – Andrej Karpathy, director of artificial intelligence at Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Inc who has been on a four-month sabbatical, said on Wednesday that he is leaving the company.
“It’s been a great pleasure to help Tesla towards its goals over the last 5 years and a difficult decision to part ways,” Karpathy tweeted, adding that he does not have concrete plans for what’s next.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk responded in a tweet: “Thanks for everything you have done for Tesla! It has been an honor working with you.”