Yann LeCun, AI godfather: "If you block an AI because you think it is dangerous, you are in medieval obscurantism"

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The article centers on Yann LeCun’s criticism of the fear-driven narrative around AI safety and open source. He argues that LLMs mainly distribute existing knowledge rather than create new knowledge, and he dismisses claims that they are inherently too dangerous to share. He also says the real future of AI lies in agents and physical AI built on world models, not current language models. The piece contrasts his view with Anthropic’s approach and highlights the broader debate over control, access, and commercialization in AI.

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