Yann LeCun

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 becaus... more Verified source (2024)

Current LLMs are intrinsically unsafe, but with world models, guardrail objectives can be implemented — so by construction, they will not knowingly produce actions that will produce dangerous results. Unverified source (2026)

We know for a fact that open-source software platforms are both more powerful and more secure than the closed-source versions. Unverified source (2024)

There is no such thing as an intelligence explosion. There is no reason AI should become in control just because it is more capable. Unverified source (2025)

AI could theoretically replace humans, but it is unlikely due to societal resistance. Humans would remain in control, effectively becoming the 'boss' of superintelligent AI systems. [...] He downplayed fears of a doomsday scenario caused by AI, label... more Unverified source (2025)