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As the week-long feud between the two continues, a leading AI researcher has publicly called out Elon Musk for his “demonstrably false” AI predictions.
in Sunday In a post on Musk-owned X, Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, said he disagrees with Elon Musk’s treatment of scientists and his approach to hyping AI.
“So, it’s great to express an aspirational vision for the future,” LeCun writes, “but it’s incredibly counterproductive (and possibly illegal) to tell the public obvious false predictions (‘AGI next year,’ ‘1 million robotaxis by 2020,’ ‘AGI will kill us all, just think about it’, etc.).”
My opinion is Elon Musk
I like his cars (I own a 2015 S and a 2023 S), rockets, solar energy systems, and satellite communication systems.
I also like his positions on open source and patents.But I completely disagree with him on some issues.
I don’t agree with…
— Yann LeCun (@ylecun) June 2, 2024
Musk has made such predictions. In April, he Said AGI, or artificial general intelligence smarter than the most intelligent humans, will arrive “probably within the next year or two.”
He also promised 1 million robotaxis by 2019 and 1 million by 2020 phone With investors Said Speaking at the AI ​​Safety Summit in November, he said, “There is a better than zero chance that AI will kill us all.”
Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta. Photo by Benjamin Gillette/Bloomberg via Getty Images
LeCun also disagreed with Musk’s treatment of scientists, saying publication and openness were necessary for research to progress.
“Secrecy stifles progress and discourages talented people from joining the effort,” LeCun wrote.
Musk’s startup, xAI, raised Last week, it announced it had raised $6 billion and would use the funding to bring its first product to market. The AI ​​startup currently has just one public-facing product, an AI chatbot. Grok Available to Premium X users only.
xAI made the AI ​​model behind Grok publicly available in March.
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Musk did not respond directly to LeCun on Sunday, but Posts The same day, a meme was posted parodying LeCun’s post.
I wish Jan Lecanto would stop sending me this crap. pic.twitter.com/5X6aecfDsD
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 2, 2024
The disagreement between LeCun and Musk began last week when LeCun Responded He commented on xAI’s job advertisement and criticized Musk’s leadership.
The mask Ridiculed After LeCun said he had published more than 80 technical papers since January 2022, he spoke about LeCun’s research history and told him to “keep working hard.”
LeCun did not respond to Entrepreneur‘s request for comment.
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