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Yann LeCun
Also known as: LeCun
Pioneer of convolutional neural networks (CNNs); Chief AI Scientist at Meta; Turing Award 2018; vocal skeptic of AGI existential risk
Expert Positions4 topics
| Topic | View | Estimate | Confidence | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P(doom) | Effectively zero | ~0% | high | Oct 2024 |
| AGI Timelines | Very long (via current methods, never) | 50+ years | high | 2024 |
| How Hard Is Alignment? | Solvable through design | Engineering problem, not fundamental | high | 2023 |
| Takeoff Speed | Impossible (hard takeoff) | Incremental progress only | high | Oct 2024 |
Career History4
Silver Professor of Computer Science, Courant InstituteCurrent
New York University
2003 – present
Research Scientist
AT&T Bell Laboratories
1988 – 2003
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Toronto
1987 – 1988
Education
PhD in Computer Science, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI, 1987); Diplome d'Ingenieur, ESIEE Paris
Publications & Resources3
A Path Towards Autonomous Machine Intelligence
→2022PaperAI Capabilities
Gradient-Based Learning Applied to Document Recognition (LeNet-5)
→1998PaperML Foundations
Backpropagation Applied to Handwritten Zip Code Recognition
→1989PaperML Foundations
Links
Organization Roles1
Facts9
People
Role / TitleChief AI Scientist
Employed ByMeta AI (FAIR)
Biographical
Birth Year1,960
EducationPhD in Computer Science, Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI, 1987); Diplome d'Ingenieur, ESIEE Paris
Notable ForPioneer of convolutional neural networks (CNNs); Chief AI Scientist at Meta; Turing Award 2018; vocal skeptic of AGI existential risk
Social Media@ylecun
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yann_LeCun
Google Scholarhttps://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WLN3QrAAAAAJ
General
Websitehttp://yann.lecun.com