The launch of R1, an AI model by the Chinese startup DeepSeek, recently sent shockwaves through the technology world. R1 is a “reasoning” model—the most cutting-edge type of large language model (LLM) ...

Three decades ago, Yann LeCun, while at Bell Labs, formalized an approach to machine learning called convolutional neural networks that would prove to be profoundly productive in solving tasks such as ...

Nov 19 (Reuters) - Yann LeCun, one of the founding figures of modern artificial intelligence and a pivotal force at Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab, said on Wednesday he plans to leave the ...

This article is part of our coverage of the latest in AI research. What is the next step toward bridging the gap between natural and artificial intelligence? Scientists and researchers are divided on ...

One of the godfathers of deep learning pulls together old ideas to sketch out a fresh path for AI, but raises as many questions as he answers. Around a year and a half ago, Yann LeCun realized he had ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Yann LeCun's work touches on ML research previously conducted by German computer scientist Jürgen Schmidhuber. In the midst of the heated ...

New York University’s Yann LeCun has been selected as a winner of the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering—one of seven recognized for contributions to the advancement of Modern Machine Learning ...

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Deep neural networks will move past their shortcomings without help from symbolic artificial intelligence, three pioneers of deep learning argue in a paper published in the July issue of the ...

Yann LeCun, a leading figure in artificial intelligence and Meta's chief AI scientist, announced on Wednesday that he will leave the company at the end of the year to start a new AI venture. LeCun, 65 ...

A Meta spokesperson confirmed to Bloomberg Wednesday that AI legend Yann LeCun is exiting Zuckland and striking out on his own. According to a Memo from LeCun himself that Bloomberg claims to have ...