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1zael | 3 months ago

"These models aim to replicate human reasoning and understanding of the physical world, a project LeCun has said could take a decade to mature."

What an insane time horizon to define success. I suppose he easily can raise enough capital for that kind of runway.

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lolive|3 months ago

That guy has survived the AI winter. He can wait 10 years for yet another breakthrough. [but the market can’t]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_winter

DaSHacka|3 months ago

We're at most in an "AI Autumn" right now. The real Winter is yet to come.

ahartmetz|3 months ago

A pretty short time horizon for actual research. Interesting to see it combined with the SV/VC world, though.

whizzter|3 months ago

I suspect he sees a lot of scattered pieces of fundamental research outside of LLM's that he thinks could be integrated for a core within a year, the 10 years is to temper investors (that he can buy leeway for with his record) and fine tune and work out the kinks when actually integrating everything that might not have some obvious issues.

siva7|3 months ago

Zuck is a business guy, understandable that this isn't going to fly with him

jb1991|3 months ago

10 years is nothing.

snapcaster|3 months ago

Are you some kind of timeless being? it's a meaningful fraction of a human life