Tech Titans Clash: Meta's Yann LeCun Takes on Elon Musk in Social Media Showdown

Meta’s vice president and chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, recently engaged in a public spat with Elon Musk over social media, highlighting tensions between the tech giant and the business mogul. The conflict escalated when LeCun criticised Musk's approach to science and his treatment of scientists, culminating in a lengthy post accusing Musk of promoting conspiracy theories and posing a threat to society. This dispute underscores ongoing friction between Musk and Meta, formerly known as Facebook, dating back to previous public exchanges on social media platforms. The feud reignited when LeCun responded to a recruitment post for Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, reigniting tensions between the two prominent figures in the tech industry.