Observer

How Yann LeCun’s Startup Challenges the Logic Behind Today’s A.I. Race

The Turing Award winner says A.I. needs broader foundations than just scaling text models. Yui Mok / POOL / AFP via Getty Images “I think there is a requirement for new paradigms to go beyond the ...
Indiatimes

Father of AI Yann LeCun declares Elon Musk's AI lab, xAI a 'failure'; says: It is his company's 'weakness' due to which he can't…

xAI launched in 2023 with a roster of researchers poached from DeepMind, OpenAI and Google—the kind of names that signal a serious lab to everyone else's recruiters. Three years on, every non-Musk ...
CNBC

Godfather of AI blasts Musk's xAI as 'failure,' says labs are risking a 'big bubble explosion'

Yann LeCun, founder of AMI Labs, called Elon Musk's xAI a "failure," adding that he expects it won't be able to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic. LeCun, who was formerly Meta's AI chief, also said AI ...
Gizmodo

AI Pioneer Yann LeCun Calls xAI a ‘Failure,’ Reignites Feud With Elon Musk

Yann LeCun, one of the “godfathers of AI,” is in something of a sweet spot professionally. He’s still well respected in the field he helped define; he’s free from the control of the big frontier labs ...
The Next Web

The ‘godfather of AI’ called xAI a failure and warned of a bubble. He’s also selling the alternative.

Yann LeCun has never been quiet about his doubts, and his latest target is one of the most valuable companies on earth. Elon Musk’s xAI is “kind of a failure” that will not be able to compete on the ...
TechSpot

He says Musk faces challenges attracting engineers while the company burns through cash

Big quote: Yann LeCun isn't buying the current AI boom – or at least not the way it's unfolding. In a recent interview with CNBC, one of the "Godfathers of AI" and AMI Labs founder took aim at both ...
The Financial Express

‘xAI is kind of a failure’: AI godfather Yann LeCun doubts Musk can rival OpenAI, Anthropic

“Elon is now in a position that is very, very difficult for him to kind of hire top people in AI, because he’s kind of, you know, not behaved in sort of very good ways toward the … previous team.” ...
Hosted on MSN

Yann LeCun exit: Meta chief AI scientist leaving to launch AI startup, FT reports

Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist and one of the world’s most influential figures in artificial intelligence, is planning to leave the social media company to launch his own startup. The move, ...
Business Insider

AI pioneer Yann LeCun calls Elon Musk's xAI a 'failure'

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Two of AI's biggest names have reignited their feud. Former Meta chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has ...
BBC

AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?

"We don't have robots that are nearly as good at understanding the physical world as a rat," says Yann LeCun, one of the leading figures in the world of artificial intelligence. He worked at ...
IBTimes UK

'Godfather of AI' Says xAI Can't Compete with OpenAI and Anthropic, Calls It a 'Failure'

LeCun criticizes xAI’s failure, citing the departure of all 11 co-founders and Musk’s struggles to recruit top AI talent amid internal conflicts. Wikimedia Commons / Conférence IP Paris: "AI, Science ...