India, Nov. 20 -- Yann LeCun has confirmed he is leaving Meta to launch his own AI startup. Considered one of the godfathers of modern AI, the 65-year-old confirmed his long-rumoured departure in a LinkedIn post.

"As many of you have heard through rumors or recent media articles, I am planning to leave Meta after 12 years: 5 years as founding director of FAIR and 7 years as Chief AI Scientist," LeCun announced.

Yann LeCun had joined Meta in 2013 as the founding director of FAIR (Facebook AI Research).

Rumours about Yann LeCun leaving Meta had been circulating for some time, and they were rooted in both company changes and differences in vision. Meta recently reorganised its AI teams to focus more on products and commercial projects. A ...