Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Meta Platforms Inc.’s AI chief Yann LeCun’s public spat that re-started on Monday, ignited once again the following day when the tech behemoths clashed over the definition of science.
What Happened: On Tuesday, LeCun responded to a user on X, formerly Twitter, stating, “Well, if it’s not published, it’s definitely not science.” Musk fired back, saying “This is one of the dumbest things anyone has ever said.”
LeCun further clarified his position, stating that for research to be considered science, it must be correct, reproducible, and sufficiently detailed in a publication. He underscored the significance of peer review and reproducibility, asserting, “If you do research and don’t publish, it’s not Science.”
He cautioned that without these components, the research methodology could be flawed, and the work would ...