LeCun and Balestriero's study: a small model can out-understand an LLM 660x its size
ylecun · x · 2026-11-04
Numerama reports on a study published October 29 by Yann LeCun and Randall Balestriero claiming a well-trained small AI model builds a better model of the world than an LLM 660 times larger — evidence that LLM size doesn't equal quality, in line with LeCun's JEPA/world-model stance.
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