“We are not going to get to human-level AI just by scaling LLMs,” Yann Lecun said on Alex Kantrowitz’s Big Technology podcast this spring. “There’s no way, absolutely no way, and whatever you can hear from some of my more adventurous colleagues, it’s not going to happen within the next two years.

 

He’s Been Right About AI for 40 Years. Now He Thinks Everyone Is Wrong.

Yann LeCun invented many fundamental components of modern AI. Now he’s convinced most in his field have been led astray by the siren song of large language models.

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Meghan Bobrowsky

Nov. 14, 2025 9:00 pm ET