One of Meta’s top AI researchers, Yann LeCun, class=”link ” href=”https://www.threads.com/@yannlecun/post/DRQL7I2jlco” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:is leaving;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>is leaving after 12 years with the company to found his own AI startup, he announced. LeCun, who is also a professor at New York University, joined the company class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/2013-12-09-facebook-hires-nyu-professor-to-lead-its-ai-efforts.html” data-i13n=”cpos:2;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:in 2013;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>in 2013 to lead Meta’s Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab and later took on the role of Chief AI Scientist.
LeCun said his new startup would “continue the Advanced Machine Intelligence research program (AMI) I have been pursuing over the last several years with colleagues at FAIR, at NYU, and beyond”…
