Even when LLMs outsource large amounts of thinking and production, the human still has to understand enough to direct the work.
Summary
Karpathy’s phrase, as paraphrased in the clipping, is that you can outsource thinking but not understanding. Agents can generate options, write code, summarize sources, and produce alternative projections of information. But the human remains responsible for knowing what is worth building, what matters, what is true enough, and how to steer the agents.
Why It Matters
A personal wiki is a way to process fixed data through many projections so that understanding forms in the human and in the files.
Practical Implication
The wiki should create better questions as well as answer existing ones.
Useful outputs include:
- Comparisons.
- Contradiction reports.
- Diagrams.
- Alternate taxonomies.
- Briefs.
- Open question lists.
- Personal operating checklists.
Related Concepts
Sources
Open Questions
- How can this wiki help the human understand instead of merely collect summaries?
- What output formats best create insight: diagrams, questions, comparisons, or short briefs?