LeCun is critical of OpenAI, stating that it is no longer open and has become a contract research house for Microsoft. He also dismisses the idea of artificial general intelligence (AGI), stating that intelligence is not a linear thing that can be measured. Despite acknowledging that machines will eventually be smarter than humans, he does not believe they will want to dominate us. He is currently working on a new architecture for AI, called objective-driven AI, which includes guardrails to prevent dangerous outcomes.
Key takeaways:
- Yann LeCun, a pioneer of modern AI and Meta’s chief AI scientist, believes that AI will bring a lot of benefits to the world and that the fear about the technology is being exploited.
- LeCun is a strong advocate for open source AI and believes that it should not be under the control of a select few corporate entities. He helped persuade CEO Mark Zuckerberg to share some of Meta’s AI technology with the world.
- LeCun predicts that all of our interactions with the digital world and, to some extent, with each other will be mediated by AI systems in the future. He also believes that machines will eventually be smarter than humans.
- Despite the potential for AI to match human-level intelligence and creativity, LeCun believes that AI systems will lack the essence of human communication of mood and emotion, and that truthfulness is an essential part of the artistic experience.