Meta AI luminary Yann LeCun is surprisingly leaving the company to create his venture, which will perform revolutionary work on AI to create systems that understand the physical world, remember things, reason, and plan complex actions.

In a memo, LeCun said the new company will take AI far beyond the current limits of generative models.

Clashes and Shifts Within Meta

Internal disagreements were the reason for LeCun's departure, sources familiar with the situation told Bloomberg . Meta has recently set up a generative AI unit separate from the rest, advancing newer recruits like ChatGPT co-creator Shengjia Zhao while sidelining LeCun.

Setting aside a big name like LeCun signals Meta's desire to experiment with a new strategy.

Pivoting a high-profile generative AI project to another

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