Yann LeCun
Yann LeCun is a renowned computer scientist and a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence, particularly in machine learning and computer vision. As the Chief AI Scientist at Meta (formerly Facebook), he has been instrumental in advancing deep learning techniques that have significantly impacted various AI applications. In addition to his role at Meta, LeCun serves as a professor at New York University, where he contributes to both academia and industry in shaping the future of AI technologies.
Born on Jul 08, 1963 (61 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 1 | 3.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 8,654,622 | 7,632 | $700,000 | 617$ |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 67,886,011 | 28,572 | $2,700,000 | 1,136$ |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 5.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 38,137 | 32 | $6,900 | 6$ |
| Totals | 3 | 76,578,770 | 36,236 | $3,406,900 | 1,759$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
United Kingdom:
Yann LeCun is the chief AI scientist at Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta and shared the 2018 Turing award with Yoshua Bengio.
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Liechtenstein:
Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta, has dreamed of creating AGI since childhood but does not believe it is close.
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Switzerland:
Yann LeCun, the head of AI research at Meta, emphasizes that today's AI is not even smarter than a house cat.
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Croatia:
Yann LeCun is an investor in Perplexity and is known for his work in AI.
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Venezuela:
Yann LeCun is a pioneer of deep learning.
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Liechtenstein:
Yann LeCun is a prominent scientist in AI and was Rodrigo Nogueira's advisor during his doctoral studies.
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Liechtenstein:
Yann LeCun expressed concern about a French scientist being denied entry to the U.S. for a conference.
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Iceland:
Yann LeCun leads AI development at Meta and was present at the conference.
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Vietnam:
Yann LeCun, Chief AI Architect at Meta, praised the ViGen project for its aim to promote technology while honoring Vietnam's unique cultural and linguistic heritage.
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Spain:
He is a prominent AI researcher who emphasizes the need to support brilliant minds in the field.
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