Is AGI Possible? Godfather of AI and Google DeepMind Chief Caught in War of Words on Social Media

Yann LeCun and Demis Hassabis sparked a public debate on X over whether general intelligence actually exists. The clash reflects deeper differences between Hassabis’ work at Google DeepMind and LeCun’s views shaped at Meta and his new startup, Advanced Machine Intelligence, especially around the feasibility of AGI.