Yann LeCun on Build artificial general intelligence

Yann LeCun

Computer scientist, AI researcher

There’s no such thing as AGI. There is human-level AI, but human intelligence is extremely specialised. So calling it general intelligence is complete nonsense.

AI Verified (Feb 20, 2026)

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Yann LeCun, quoted in Vikas SN, “The next AI revolution is coming. But it's not AGI and not coming next year,” Moneycontrol, February 20, 2026.

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Build artificial general intelligence

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AI Verified LeCun expressly rejects the concept of AGI, directly opposing building AGI. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified LeCun calls AGI nonsense; recorded against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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AI Verified Moneycontrol’s 20 Feb 2026 summit report attributes the exact AGI statement to Yann LeCun. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 3mo ago

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