Meta's AI chief slams Elon Musk for spreading 'crazy conspiracy theories' amid escalating feud
- Elon Musk's feud with Meta AI chief Yann LeCun is escalating.
- The two have been trading barbs via posts on X for the last week.
Elon Musk's public feud with Meta's AI chief and award-winning scientist, Yann LeCun, is escalating.
The two have been trading barbs via posts on X for the last week, arguing about Musk's management style and the value of scientific work.
On Sunday, LeCun upped the anti, sharing a lengthy X post about his opinion on the Tesla CEO.
While he praised Musk's Tesla cars, SpaceX satellite communication system, and position on open source AI, he also slammed the billionaire for what he called "dangerous" public positions.
LeCun said: "I think his public positions on many political issues, journalism, the media and the press, and academia, are not just wrong but dangerous for democracy, civilization, and human welfare."
LeCun also accused Musk of disseminating "batshit-crazy conspiracy theories as long as they serve his interests."
The AI pioneer took aim at Musk's Twitter acquisition and subsequent management of the platform. He said the billionaire had been "naïve" about the difficulties of running a social media platform and complications around content moderation.
LeCun said some of Musk's stances on media and political issues had "become particularly concerning since he bought himself a platform to disseminate his dangerous political opinions, conspiracy theories, and hype."
LeCun has worked for Mark Zuckerberg's Meta for more than 10 years, according to his LinkedIn profile. Musk and Zuckerberg have also feuded publicly over the years, and have threatened to physically fight each other in a cage match.
Musk shared a meme about the AI researcher in an apparent response to his criticism.
The billionaire received some support from Emad Mostaque, the founder and former CEO of Stability AI. Mostaque shared a post mimicking LeCun's and praising Musk as "the most holistically intelligent, high agency person I know."
Representatives for Musk and LeCun did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.