Yann LeCun on Open-source AI is more dangerous than c…

Yann LeCun

Computer scientist, AI researcher

I see the danger of this concentration of power through proprietary AI systems as a much bigger danger than everything else. What works against this is people who think that for reasons of security, we should keep AI systems under lock and key because it’s too dangerous to put it in the hands of everybody. That would lead to a very bad future in which all of our information diet is controlled by a small number of companies who proprietary systems.

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Open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI

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AI Verified The quote clearly implies opposition to the statement: the author says proprietary/closed AI poses a "much bigger danger" and criticizes keeping AI "under lock and key" as leading to a bad future. That indicates they do not believe open-source AI is more dangerous than closed-source AI. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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AI Verified LeCun says open platforms are more secure; recorded answer against matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 3mo ago

AI Verified The quote says "the danger of this concentration of power through proprietary AI systems" is "a much bigger danger" and rejects keeping AI "under lock and key" as leading to "a very bad future," so it clearly opposes the idea that open-source AI is more dangerous. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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AI Verified Verified: the Lex Fridman transcript page for Podcast #416 attributes this passage to Yann LeCun at 00:00:00, and the wording matches the supplied quote verbatim, including the unusual ending "companies who proprietary systems." The episode page also shows the interview was posted on March 7, 2024, so the 2024 attribution is consistent. ([lexfridman.com](https://lexfridman.com/yann-lecun-3-transcript/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 4mo ago

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