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Meta's Yann LeCun Launches New AI Venture in Paris
12/5/2025
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- Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta Platforms Inc., will leave to start a new AI venture, potentially based in Paris.
- Meta Platforms Inc. will not invest in LeCun's startup but will remain a partner.
- LeCun plans to advance machine intelligence research by building systems that understand the physical world and reason.
- Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Platforms Inc. CEO, said the new direction could lead to "personal superintelligence."
