LeCun and Dehaene join forces against 'neo-vitalists' who say consciousness needs biological hardware
ylecun · x · 2026-10-05
Yann LeCun endorsed neuroscientist Stan Dehaene's view that 'neo-vitalists' claiming consciousness requires biological hardware and will forever stay beyond AI's reach are misguided. The quoted post by Kriegeskorte argues 'do not bet against the airplane': skeptics describing AI's limits are describing last spring's models, and staking identity on 'AI can't do task X' is building on sand.
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