Who is Yann LeCun? Alexandr Wang’s teammate is set to leave Meta to launch a new venture

Meta’s chief artificial intelligence scientist, Yann LeCun, is reportedly planning to leave the social media giant to launch his own startup, according to a report by the Financial Times.

LeCun is one of the world’s most respected AI pioneers, is said to be in early talks to raise funds for his new venture. The news comes amid Meta doubling down on artificial intelligence, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg reorganising the company’s AI operations under a new division called Superintelligence Labs.