The Road Ahead
Meta's Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) lab, under LeCun's guidance, has shifted its focus to long-term AI research, including the development of world models and objective-driven AI. This represents a departure from their previous work on more immediate product-focused AI applications.
As the race to develop more advanced AI systems intensifies, the concept of world models is likely to attract significant attention and investment. However, LeCun's measured outlook serves as an important reminder that true human-level AI remains a complex and distant goal, despite the impressive capabilities of today's AI systems.