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Privacy is Dead: How a $YC Startup Found Karpathy's Anonymous Reddit Account

Privacy is Dead: How a $YC Startup Found Karpathy's Anonymous Reddit Account

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What happens when a 20-year-old builds an AI that can "know anything about anyone"??

Michael Fanous didn't just create another AI startup, he built something that found Andrej Karpathy's secret Reddit account, shocking the entire AI community, the former Tesla AI director had been posting anonymously for years... until Nine AI found him. In this episode, Michael walks us through:

  • How Nine AI's agents crawl millions of websites to build context on anyone
  • The exact process that uncovered Karpathy's anonymous Reddit persona
  • Why AI agents need deep personal context to work effectively
  • The "cold start problem" and how Nine solves it for productivity tools
  • What your teenager's digital footprint really looks like (spoiler: it's permanent)
  • How brands will target you in 2030 based on life events they predict
  • One simple thing parents should do THIS WEEK to protect their kids online

The uncomfortable truth: Privacy as we knew it is over. Every Reddit comment, every Instagram post, every "anonymous" account can be traced back. Michael's building something incredibly powerful, but are we ready for it?

Find Rayyan:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AIParentingInstitute

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19Ens04rVPTbIla73sVxPL?si=96d802812f384582

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-parenting-institute-podcast/id1843665900

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayyan-s-ali/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayyanali_api/

Newsletter: https://substack.com/@aiparentinginstitute

Michael’s:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelfanous1/

Nyne.ai: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nyne-ai/

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