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AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?
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AI is 'not smart' so what's next in artificial intelligence?

BBC Business · Jul 2, 2026, 11:02 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Key takeaways

  • "We don't have robots that are nearly as good at understanding the physical world as a rat," says Yann Le Cun, one of the leading figures in the world of artificial intelligence.
  • He worked at Facebook-owner, Meta, for a decade, where he was chief AI scientist, but left in 2025 and founded Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs (AMI Labs).
  • His goal is to move AI beyond current systems like ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.

Bloomberg via Getty Images Image caption, Yann Le Cun, founder of AMI Labs, is developing a new AI system

"We don't have robots that are nearly as good at understanding the physical world as a rat," says Yann Le Cun, one of the leading figures in the world of artificial intelligence.

He worked at Facebook-owner, Meta, for a decade, where he was chief AI scientist, but left in 2025 and founded Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs (AMI Labs).

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