ClaimsYann LeCun

““He’s trying to do the best thing for the company, which is close to its IPO. But claiming AI is too dangerous to put in our hands, and saying it should be regulated, and saying open-source [models] are too dangerous—this is regulatory capture that would have a terrible effect if it’s followed by acts of Congress.””

Yann LeCun 1 October 2026 AI godfather Yann LeCun has 'zero concerns' about human extinction (Fortune) archived copy

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“He’s trying to do the best thing for the company, which is close to its IPO. But claiming AI is too dangerous to put in our hands, and…

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Yann LeCun, ““He’s trying to do the best thing for the company, which is close to its IPO. But claiming AI is too dangerous to put in our hands, and…” (said 1 October 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_9dbb2f6bb11d, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_9dbb2f6bb11d

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