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Yann LeCun, one of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence (AI) today, has informed colleagues he plans to leave Meta within the coming months to launch his own startup, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the conversations. His departure would mark a significant turning point for both Meta and the broader AI industry, as LeCun—a Turing Award …

On Tuesday, Hyperbolic co-founder and CTO Yuchen Jin alleged that Yann LeCun’s reported decision to leave Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) was inevitable, suggesting that CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s bet on Alexandr Wang and a shift in AI leadership left little room for the company’s longtime chief scientist. Hyperbolic CTO Says Zuckerberg Panicked After ChatGPT Success In a post on X, formerly …

The more the merrier at Meta. The AI talent wars took another turn on Friday when Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of ChatGPT and the former lead scientist at OpenAI, is now the chief scientist at Meta’s Superintelligence Labs. “In this role, Shengjia will set the research agenda and scientific direction for our new lab working …