Yann LeCun, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and a professor at New York University, expressed his disbelief that artificial intelligence is currently close to achieving a level of intelligence that threatens humanity. LeCun is a principal researcher at Meta, and he is a recipient of the prestigious “A.M. Turing” award.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, LeCun responded to a question about the possibility of artificial intelligence becoming intelligent enough to pose a threat to humanity, saying that this statement is completely untrue.
LeCun explained that current large language models lack fundamental abilities, such as continuous memory, reasoning, planning, and understanding of the physical world. He emphasized that these models can only manipulate language without being truly intelligent, meaning they will not lead to genuine general artificial intelligence.
While he does not completely deny the possibility of achieving general artificial intelligence, LeCun pointed out the need for new methods to achieve this goal. In this context, he spoke about the efforts his team at Meta is making, where they are analyzing real-world videos as a step towards developing this technology.
LeCun’s statements show a balanced view on developments in the field of artificial intelligence, highlighting current gaps in technology and emphasizing the need for more research and development to achieve artificial intelligence that can truly be considered intelligent.
