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Yann LeCun to depart Meta and launch AI startup focused on 'world models'

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760 points MindBreaker2605 | 1 comments | 12 Nov 25 07:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lm28469 ◴[12 Nov 25 08:06 UTC] No.45897524[source]▶
But wait they're just about to get AGI why would he leave???
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killerstorm ◴[12 Nov 25 08:12 UTC] No.45897571[source]▶
LeCun always said that LLMs do not lead to AGI.
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consumer451 ◴[12 Nov 25 08:18 UTC] No.45897613[source]▶
Can anyone explain to me the non-$$ logic for one working towards AGI, aside from misanthropy?

The only other thing I can imagine is not very charitable: intellectual greed.

It can't just be that, can it? I genuinely don't understand. I would love to be educated.

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1. killerstorm ◴[12 Nov 25 10:56 UTC] No.45898667[source]▶
R&D can be automated to speed up medical research - saving lives, prolonging life, etc.

Assistant robots for the elderly. In many countries population is shrinking, so fundamentally just not enough people to take care of the old.