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Elon Musk and Yann LeCun’s social media feud highlights key differences in approach to AI research and hype

Elon Musk and Meta's AI Chief Yann LeCun clash on Twitter over the future of AI research, development, and self-driving technology.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, while most Americans were firing up their grills and enjoying a cold one, Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, and Elon Musk, the enigmatic CEO of Tesla and xAI, were engaged in a no-holds-barred digital dustup on X.com (formerly Twitter). Join us as we return to NYC on June 5th to engage with top executive leaders, delving into strategies for auditing AI models to ensure fairness, optimal performance, and ethical compliance across diverse organizations. Clem Delangue, co-founder of AI startup Hugging Face, summed it up nicely: “The scientists who publish their groundbreaking research openly are the cornerstone of technological progress & massively contribute to making the world a better place!”

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