alt Hacker NewsThe issue isn't the exploration itself, it's the opportunity cost. When a figure of Yann LeCun's influence pushes a specific direction, it pulls key talent and resources away from mainstream LLM work. That kind of organizational distraction has a massive cost, and would've stopped Meta from delivering a polished product like Muse sooner.
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esseph • today at 7:18 PM
It's not a distraction if the research pans out and then they become the market leader for the next several years or more.
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The mainstream is wrong and in a lot of ways hazardous. He had every right to say he wasn't willing to sign is name on the wrong technology when he new better. When you hire smart people you listen to them. Elsewise you get what you deserve.