
Meta AI Chief Yann LeCun to Depart Amid Strategy Shift
Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist, is reportedly planning to leave the company to launch his own start-up amid a major strategic shift by Mark Zuckerberg.
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Yann LeCun, Meta's chief AI scientist, is reportedly planning to leave the company to launch his own start-up amid a major strategic shift by Mark Zuckerberg.

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