Say what you will about X, but it’s still the best place to watch powerful people attack each other on social media. Musk This holiday weekend, the unsuspecting got into a Twitter spat with Meta’s chief artificial intelligence scientist, Yann LeCun, who used the platform against the billionaire who owns it.
“[Musk] Claims to want “the most rigorous pursuit of truth,” yet spreads wild conspiracy theories on his own social platforms,” LeCun said in a tweet on Monday in response to a job posting for the xAI position. He listed Elon Musk’s Skiff’s various other claims include that artificial intelligence will kill everyone and the billionaire’s belief that xAI’s work will be solved next year.
“I love his cars, rockets, solar panels and satellite network,” LeCun said in a statement. follow up tweets. “I strongly dislike his vindictive politics, his conspiracy theories and his hype.”
LeCun clarified to another account that he was a scientist, not a business or product person. Musk interjected that LeCun was “just following orders,” to which LeCun said, “You don’t seem to understand how research works.” Musk responded By asking LeCun what “science” he’s been doing lately, Meta’s chief AI scientist posted a Link to his Google Scholar page “Published over 80 technical papers since January 2022.” Owner of X follow up Said it was “nothing” and that LeCun was “going soft.”
The entire exchange, LeCun later described as “holiday fun,” seemed more hostile than the two men suggested. Previously, Musk launched a series of attacks on Meta’s products and services. WhatsApp is the latest victim of Musk’s tweetstorm. He tweeted on Friday that encrypted messaging apps “Export your user data nightly.The person in charge of WhatsApp responded directly to Musk, saying, “This is not correct“And the company takes safety very seriously.
Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue said he would choose LeCun over Musk.every day of the week.Delangue noted that LeCun has made significant contributions to the artificial intelligence community but has not cashed in like others. It’s worth noting that Musk’s X just announced $6 billion funding round from numerous Silicon Valley venture capital firms and investors.
The exchange also exposed the differences between Musk and LeCun’s views on artificial intelligence. While Musk often preaches to AI doomsayers who believe the technology could be a matter of survival for humanity, LeCun offers a less frightening view of AI risks. LeCun called the “doom” delusional and said in a recent tweet that “it’s too early to worry.” [AI]. It is too early to regulate them to prevent “existential risks”.
