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Chief AI Scientist, Meta · Mar 7, 2024 · Interview, Lex Fridman Podcast #416

So until we have, again, world models, systems that can train themselves to understand how the world works, we’re not going to have significant progress in robotics.

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Said by
Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist, Meta
Where
Lex Fridman Podcast #416
Topics
Robotics, Research
Company
Meta
Source
lexfridman.com/yann-lecun-3-transcript/

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