Meta Platforms Inc.’s (NASDAQ:META) chief AI scientist Yann LeCun took a swipe at Sam Altman-led OpenAI, calling it a “contract research house” for Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT). What Happened: LeCun criticized OpenAI in an interview with Wired, pointing at the fact that the Altman-led AI startup has diverged from its non-profit path that was set at the beginning. OpenAI was co-founded by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Ilya Sutskever, and others in 2015, with a non-profit model. See Also: Meta’s Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun Throws Shade At OpenAI, Says ‘Research World Doesn’t Care Too Much’ About The…
