Former Tesla, OpenAI exec founds ‘AI native’ education startup Eureka Labs

Eureka Labs, founded by former Tesla and OpenAI exec Andrej Karpathy, is creating virtual teaching assistants using generative AI to deliver elite courses globally, aiming to expand both the reach and extent of education beyond what's possible today.

Their first product is LLM101n, an undergraduate AI course with online and cohort-based components. Karpathy aims to transform education by building an 'AI-native' school with AI-assisted learning, delivering curricula on a shared platform.

After leaving Tesla and returning to OpenAI briefly, Karpathy pursued Eureka Labs to offer the LLM101n course online with digital and physical learning groups. The startup's objective is to provide support for everyone to learn anything, leveraging Karpathy's experience in the field of artificial intelligence.