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Yann LeCun, the AI chief of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and one of three “godfathers of AI,” has expressed skepticism over the prospects of artificial general intelligence or AGI and quantum computing.
What Happened: At an event highlighting Meta’s 10th anniversary of the Fundamental AI Research team, LeCun shared his views, challenging the popular belief that current AI systems are on the brink of sentience, reported CNBC.
His viewpoint differed significantly from that of Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang, who predicted that AI would match human capabilities within the next five years.
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