Meta's chief AI scientist says market reaction to DeepSeek was 'woefully unjustified.' Here's why.
Meta's top AI scientist, Yann LeCun, said there was a "major misunderstanding" about how billions in AI investment will be used.

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Zuckerberg says it's too soon to tell what impact DeepSeek will have on AI spending
Forget DeepSeek. Zuckerberg says Meta will spend hundreds of billions on AI.
Meta’s CEO says its consumer AI offering “is going to be one of the most transformative products that we’ve made.”
Zuckerberg Says DeepSeek ‘Strengthened Our Conviction' as Meta Spends Big on AI
Meta's chief AI scientist says DeepSeek's success shows that 'open source models are surpassing proprietary ones'
Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, said DeepSeek's success with R1 said more about the value of open-source than Chinese competition.
Is Meta a Better Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy Than Nvidia After DeepSeek's Stunning R1 Debut?
DeepSeek just shook up the artificial intelligence (AI) world in the biggest way since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in late 2022. The Chinese company's new R1 large language model (LLM) reportedly matches or beats OpenAI's o1 model on some benchmarks.
‘The big Chinese worry’ troubling Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his leadership
Meta is increasingly concerned about DeepSeek, a Chinese AI firm, as its model outperforms traditional leaders at a lower cost. Meta’s chief AI scientist views it as a win for open-source development,
ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Or Llama? Meta’s LeCun Says Open-Source Is The Key
Meta’s Yann LeCun asserts open-source AI is the future, as the Chinese open-source model DeepSeek challenges ChatGPT and Llama, reshaping the AI race.
DeepSeek Tests Meta’s Ambition for US Open-Source AI Dominance
Mark Zuckerberg has long championed Meta Platforms Inc.’s open-source approach to artificial intelligence software — which lets other companies access and build on top of its technology — saying that having an American model as the underpinning of new products was key to ensuring US dominance over China in AI.
Meta AI chief and others praise DeepSeek's open-source R1 model
T he United States is home to some of the biggest AI companies like Google, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and more. No wonder, the country has been one of the undisputed leaders in the
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Meta’s Yann LeCun predicts ‘new paradigm of AI architectures’ within 5 years and ‘decade of robotics’
Meta's chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, says that a "new paradigm of AI architectures" will emerge in the next three to five years, going far beyond the
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Meta’s Chief AI scientist shares his opinion about DeepSeek’s success
Meta’s Chief AI scientist Yann LeCun has given his assessment about the success that DeepSeek is enjoying in the artificial intelligence industry. According to LeCun, the biggest point to note in its rise is its vision to keep AI models open source so that everybody can benefit from it.
Silicon Valley praising Chinese AI startup DeepSeek: 'Profound gift to the world'
A Chinese artificial-intelligence company has Silicon Valley raving, calling it "amazing and impressive,"despite working with less-advanced chips.
DeepSeek AI Cost Less Than $6 Million to Develop. Here's Why Meta and Microsoft Are Justifying Spending Billions.
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek burst on the scene this week with its latest AI model, which the startup claims performs as well as leading AI from OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic — but at a far lower cost to develop.