Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:META) chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has revealed the reason behind his CEO Mark Zuckerberg not being a part of President Joe Biden-led administration's new AI Safety Institute. This team does not include Tesla Inc. CEO and xAI founder Elon Musk, either.
What Happened: LeCun spilled the beans on the conspicuous absence of Zuckerberg from the panel of experts that has been assembled by the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.
Reacting to a post by Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas, LeCun revealed that they "were snubbed" by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS.)
The panel has several major tech personalities on its board, including OpenAI's Sam Altman, Microsoft Corp.'s Satya Nadella, and Alphabet Inc.'s Sundar Pichai, among ...