LeCun and Musk have been in online disputes since 2017, often disagreeing on AI-related topics. LeCun referred to Musk's prediction that artificial general intelligence will arrive by next year and his claim that there's a 10-20% chance that AI could destroy humanity. xAI's only product so far is a chatbot called Grok, trained using data from Twitter, now called X, including Musk's posts. Musk has not yet responded to these comments.
Key takeaways:
- Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun mocked Elon Musk on social media over his recruitment drive for his AI firm, xAI.
- LeCun criticized Musk's predictions about artificial general intelligence and his claims of being a free-speech absolutist.
- The dispute follows xAI's announcement that it had raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round.
- LeCun and Musk have been involved in public disputes since at least 2017, often disagreeing on AI-related topics.