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Comment by Yann LeCun
Computer scientist, AI researcher
There is nothing qualitatively different between the previous technological revolutions and this one. It's just another set of tools that makes us more efficient. [...] Don't listen to CEOs [...] They have a vested interest in propping up the power of the products they sell.AI Verified source (2026)
1mo ago
Policy proposals and claims
Verification History
AI Verified
Verified. The quote "There is nothing qualitatively different between the previous technological revolutions and this one. It's just another set of tools that makes us more efficient. [...] Don't listen to CEOs [...] They have a vested interest in propping up the power of the products they sell." is accurately attributed to Yann LeCun from his Axios interview (May 4, 2026). The Axios source_url is blocked to direct fetch (Axios returns 403), but web search corroborates both segments verbatim from the same interview. Year (2026) is current. The vote "against" on "The first company or companies to develop AGI could gain control over a majority of economic activity" correctly aligns — LeCun downplays AI as just another efficiency tool and rejects the dramatic economic-disruption/CEO-hype narrative.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-7
· 19d ago
replying to Yann LeCun