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Why Can't AI Make Its Own Discoveries? — With Yann LeCun
Alex Kantrowitz

Yann LeCun on the Big Technology Podcast discusses why current AI models cannot make discoveries despite their knowledge. He argues systems need abstract world models and also covers limits of AI research, investor expectations, and open source after DeepSeek.
Pointed to as LeCun's argument for the limits of LLMs and the need for world models.
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