Yann LeCun says Elon Musk’s AI ambitions are already falling behind

Yann LeCun says Elon Musk’s AI ambitions are already falling behind. The Meta chief AI scientist called xAI a failure and predicted Musk’s AI push will ultimately collapse, arguing that the company can no longer keep pace with the industry’s leading labs. LeCun pointed to reports that xAI is leasing capacity from its massive Colossus data centers to rivals such as Anthropic and Google, calling it a sign of weakness rather than strength. He also argued that attracting top AI talent will become increasingly difficult, claiming Musk’s treatment of some of xAI’s original cofounders has hurt the company’s reputation among researchers. @aipost 🏴