He worked with Elon Musk for five years and explains what makes him so different from the rest: "people don’t appreciate how unique he is"

Andrej Karpathy, who spent five years at Tesla with Elon Musk, described Musk’s leadership as hands-on, anti-bureaucracy, and deeply engineering-driven.

Karpathy said Musk prefers small teams, cuts middle management, and focuses on engineers over managers while jumping directly into technical problems.

He also noted that Musk’s ambition and bold promises often run into deadlines that are difficult to meet.

The account helps explain how Musk can speed up innovation at Tesla, including in AI and robotaxis, while also drawing criticism for his methods and expectations.