I think Yann LeCun thinks “AGI in 2040 is perfectly plausible”, AND he believes “AGI is so far away it’s not worth worrying about all that much”. It’s a really insane perspective IMO. As recently as like 2020, “AGI within 20 years” was universally (correctly) considered to be a super-soon forecast calling for urgent action, as contrasted with the people who say “centuries”.
I think Yann LeCun thinks “AGI in 2040 is perfectly plausible”, AND he believes “AGI is so far away it’s not worth worrying about all that much”. It’s a really insane perspective IMO. As recently as like 2020, “AGI within 20 years” was universally (correctly) considered to be a super-soon forecast calling for urgent action, as contrasted with the people who say “centuries”.