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

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760 points MindBreaker2605 | 2 comments | 12 Nov 25 07:25 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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sebmellen ◴[12 Nov 25 07:57 UTC] No.45897467[source]▶
Making LeCun report to Wang was the most boneheaded move imaginable. But… I suppose Zuckerberg knows what he wants, which is AI slopware and not truly groundbreaking foundation models.
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motbus3 ◴[12 Nov 25 09:24 UTC] No.45898092[source]▶
Zuck hired John Carmack and got nothing of it On the other hand, it was only lecunn avoiding meta to go 100p evil creepy mode too
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1. lofaszvanitt ◴[12 Nov 25 12:53 UTC] No.45899545[source]▶
And Carmack complained about the bureaucracy hell that is Facebook.
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2. LinuxAmbulance ◴[12 Nov 25 20:40 UTC] No.45906305[source]▶
Coming from a small company like iD, it must have been quite the shock.