Comment by mrandish

I'm as jaded as can be but I think Anthropic is now beyond the point where they'd place much value on farming Karpathy's name recognition. I'm sure they considered it an extra plus in his hiring package but they wouldn't do the level of comp package he'd want if they didn't believe the odds were decent that he'll contribute serious value.

Sure, it can always not work out but that's no more a risk with him than any high-profile hire who doesn't really need the money and will always have other options.