Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun: The Path Toward Human-Level Intelligence in AI [Ep. 473]

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What are the current limitations of AI? What advancements do we need to achieve human-like intelligence? And how can we develop AI safely to align with our values?

Here today to offer us an astounding look behind the scenes of AI development is Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun! Yann is a pioneer in AI and a Turing Award winner who has been at the forefront of major breakthroughs in machine learning and neural networks. As the architect behind transformative AI technologies, Yann joins us to demystify the path toward human-level intelligence and the challenges that lie ahead. He also introduces the Joint Embedding Predictive Architecture (JEPA), a potential game-changer for enabling AI to model and predict complex real-world scenarios.

Tune in for a look into the future of AI!

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Key Takeaways:

• 00:00:00 Intro
• 00:04:11 Is AI barely as smart as a cat?
• 00:08:50 Joint-Embedding Predictive Architecture (JEPA)
• 00:30:25 Comparing self-supervised learning and dark matter
• 00:39:23 AGI and human-level intelligence
• 00:51:50 Preventing loss of control over powerful AI
• 01:02:45 Future of AI and education
• 01:10:56 What was Yann wrong about?
• 01:12:14 Outro

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