Yann LeCun—LeCun opposed the open letter calling for a 6-month pause on advanced AI development, calling it 'obscurantism'
In 2023, Yann LeCun and Andrew Ng publicly argued against the widely-signed open letter calling for a moratorium of at least six months on training AI systems more advanced than GPT-4. LeCun stated 'calling for a delay in research and development smacks me of a new wave of obscurantism.' He argued that pausing development was counterproductive and that AI safety concerns were being overblown to justify restricting research.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Oversight | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| AI Safety | -against | secondary | -0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
LeCun and Andrew Ng publicly argued against the proposed 6-month AI development pause
LeCun joined Andrew Ng in opposing the open letter signed by hundreds of AI experts calling for a moratorium of at least six months on training AI systems more advanced than GPT-4. LeCun stated: 'calling for a delay in research and development smacks me of a new wave of obscurantism.'