Yann LeCun raises $1B to build AI that understands the physical world

Post by AndrewKemendo » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC

sofixa wrote: post #9

bluefirebrand wrote: post #8

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I'm still just so surprised any time I encounter people who think AI will be overall good for humanity I pretty strongly think it will only benefit the rich and powerful while further oppressing and devaluing everyone else. I tend to think this is an obvious outcome and it would be obviously very bad (for most of us) So I wonder if you just think you will be one of the few who benefit at the expense of others, or do…

> So I wonder if you just think you will be one of the few who benefit at the expense of others It's not a zero sum game, IMO. It will benefit some, be neutral for others, negative for others. For instance, improved productivity could be good (and doesn't have to result in layoffs, Jevon's paradox will come into play, IMO, with increased demand). Easier/better/faster scientific research could be good too. Not everyon…

Post by g947o » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 1:16 PM UTC

giancarlostoro wrote: post #81

ZeroCool2u wrote: post #32

Regardless of your opinion of Yann or his views on auto regressive models being "sufficient" for what most would describe as AGI or ASI, this is probably a good thing for Europe. We need more well capitalized labs that aren't US or China centric and while I do like Mistral, they just haven't been keeping up on the frontier of model performance and seem like they've sort of pivoted into being integration specialists a…

I didn't really know who he was, so I went and found his wikipedia, which is written like either he wrote it himself to stroke his ego, or someone who likes him wrote it to stroke his ego: > He is the Jacob T. Schwartz Professor of Computer Science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He served as Chief AI Scientist at Meta Platforms before leaving to work on his own startup compa…

Post by whiplash451 » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC

mentalgear wrote: post #29

Adds up : We are seeing a clear exodus of both capital and talent from the US - with the current US administration’s shift toward cronyism - and the EU stands as the most compelling alternative with a uniform market of 500 million people and the last major federation truly committed to the rule of law.

Post by vit05 » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC

az226 wrote: post #104

Yann LeCun seeks $5B+ valuation for world model startup AMI (Amilabs). He has hired LeBrun to the helm as CEO. AMI has also hired LeFunde as CFO and LeTune as head of post-training. They’re also considering hiring LeMune as Head of Growth and LePrune to lead inference efficiency. https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/19/yann-lecun-confirms-his-ne...

Post by storus » Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC

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Signez wrote: post #56

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Yann Le Cun litteraly said this morning on the radio in France that it is headquarted in Paris and will pay taxes in France. Go figure…

For such companies, France also offers generous R&D tax credits (Crédit Impôt Recherche): companies can recover roughly 30% of eligible R&D expenses incurred in France as a tax credit, which can eventually be refunded (in cash) if the company has no taxable profit.