# Karpathy Thinks in Code

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The essay argues that humans and language models interpret code through schemas while computers execute formal instructions without semantic understanding.

Blog post · Schemas & Propositions · 31 August 2025

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Schemas & Propositions (schemasandpropositions.substack.com)](https://schemasandpropositions.substack.com/p/karpathy-thinks-in-code-but-a-computer)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 31 August 2025
- Published in: Schemas & Propositions
- Language: English

Topics: schemas, symbol-manipulation, llm-semantics, cognition.

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