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AI Pioneer LeCun Exits Meta for New Startup
20 Nov
Summary
- Yann LeCun resigns as Meta's chief AI scientist in late 2025.
- He will launch a startup focused on advanced AI research.
- Meta will partner with LeCun's new AI venture.
Yann LeCun, a pivotal figure in artificial intelligence, announced his departure from Meta's chief AI scientist position, effective at the end of 2025. LeCun's next endeavor will be the formation of a new startup company. This venture is set to concentrate on groundbreaking AI research, with a focus on creating systems that can comprehend the physical world, possess lasting memory, and execute complex planning.
Meta Platforms confirmed its intention to partner with LeCun's upcoming startup. While some research areas will align with Meta's commercial objectives, others will explore novel avenues. LeCun, who joined Facebook in 2013 and was instrumental in establishing its AI research division, previously served as its director before stepping into the chief AI scientist role.
LeCun's distinguished career also includes a long-standing professorship at New York University since 2003. His earlier work at AT&T Bell Labs laid foundations for AI in image processing. In 2019, he was honored with the Turing Award, computer science's highest accolade, alongside fellow AI pioneers.
