Yann LeCun: If young, I'd study architectures enabling efficient physical tasks beyond LLMs

Fowe · x · 2026-08-24

Replying to Paul Graham, Yann LeCun stated that if he were in college or grad school, he would focus on solving the discrepancy between LLMs' essay-writing abilities and their inability to perform physical chores like cleaning a bedroom. He aims to develop methods and architectures beyond LLMs that can quickly learn physical tasks as efficiently as humans and animals, noting this is a pursuit worth dedicating to at any age.

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Yann LeCun: If young, I'd study architectures enabling efficient physical tasks beyond LLMs

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