Yann LeCun

Yann LeCun is a prominent computer scientist known for his significant contributions to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, particularly in the field of neural networks. He is best recognized for developing convolutional neural networks (CNNs), a type of AI model that excels in image and video recognition. LeCun's work has helped advance self-driving cars, facial recognition, and many applications in AI technology we use today. He is also the Chief AI Scientist at Meta (formerly Facebook) and a professor at New York University, advocating for ethical AI development and research.