Yann Lecun, the “godfather of artificial intelligence” and chief artificial intelligence scientist who will leave Meta Platforms at the end of the year, said that Meta will not provide financial support for its new AI company and hinted that the company may be based in Paris. Lecun announced he was leaving Meta last month, when he described Meta as a “partner” of his new company, but did not reveal any further details. At the AI-Pulse event in Paris on Thursday, Lecun said Meta was not an investor. This unnamed startup focuses on what Lecun calls advanced machine intelligence, a form of AI that can predict the physical world through visual and other sensory information training. Despite parting ways with Meta, Lecun said the company's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg supports the project. “But over the past few months, we've both realized that the scope of application of this technology may be beyond Meta's interest,” he added.

Yann Lecun, the “godfather of artificial intelligence” and chief artificial intelligence scientist who will leave Meta Platforms at the end of the year, said that Meta will not provide financial support for its new AI company and hinted that the company may be based in Paris. Lecun announced he was leaving Meta last month, when he described Meta as a “partner” of his new company, but did not reveal any further details. At the AI-Pulse event in Paris on Thursday, Lecun said Meta was not an investor. This unnamed startup focuses on what Lecun calls advanced machine intelligence, a form of AI that can predict the physical world through visual and other sensory information training. Despite parting ways with Meta, Lecun said the company's founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg supports the project. “But over the past few months, we've both realized that the scope of application of this technology may be beyond Meta's interest,” he added.