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LeCun: Fears of an AI Apocalypse Are Overblown, Meta Is Building Super-Intelligent Assistants

LeCun: Fears of an AI Apocalypse Are Overblown, Meta Is Building Super-Intelligent Assistants

Discover Yann LeCun's vision on AI's future: from debunking AI apocalypse fears to Meta's super-intelligent assistants and groundbreaking JEPA architecture.

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Is the End of AI Near?

One of the three pioneers of deep learning, often referred to as the "Godfather of AI," Professor Geoffrey Hinton, recently warned in a lecture that the pace of technological development has far exceeded his expectations. He stated that if no regulations are imposed, humanity could face extinction within the next decade.

In contrast, Professor Yann LeCun, another of the three deep learning pioneers, dismissed such concerns as exaggerated.

In a recent interview, LeCun expressed optimism about the future of AI:

"Concerns about an AI apocalypse are overblown.
Intelligence is one of the most valuable and urgently needed assets for societal progress. Machines that can effectively augment human intelligence could have an impact as transformative as the invention of the printing press in the 15th century."

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