Yann LeCun

Executive Chairman, AMI Labs - Prof NYU

New York, New York, United States

About

Professor, researcher, and R&D manager with academic and industry experience in AI, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, intelligent data analysis, data mining, data compression, digital library systems, and robotics. Specialties: research, technical consulting, scientific advising.

Experience

  • Executive Chairman at AMI - Advanced Machine Intelligence
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Professor at New York University
    Sep 2003 - Present · 22 yrs 10 mos

    Jacob T. Schwartz Professor of Computer Science, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (since 2006) Professor of Neural Science, NYU Center for Neural Science (since 2007) Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYU School of Engineering (since 2011) Professor of Data Science, NYU Center for Data Science (since 2013) Founding Director of the NYU Center for Data Science (since 2013) Research and teaching in machine learning, AI, data science, computer vision, robotics, computational neuroscience, and knowledge extraction from data,

  • Co-founder, Advisor at Element Inc
    Jul 2012 - Present · 14 yrs

    Elements develops software-based biometric authentication technology.

  • Facebook (12 yrs 2 mos)
    • VP & Chief AI Scientist at Meta
      Oct 2021 - Jan 2026 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    • VP & Chief AI Scientist
      Mar 2018 - Oct 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos

      Scientific and technical leadership at Facebook AI Research, AI R&D strategy.

    • Director of AI Research
      Dec 2013 - Feb 2018 · 4 yrs 3 mos

      Director of Facebook AI Research (FAIR), with research locations in Menlo Park, New York City, and Paris, focused on bringing about major advances in AI. Professor at NYU on a part-time basis (since January 2014). Cofounder and advisor of Elements Inc. (biometrics), and Museami (music technology)

  • Cofounder and Chief Scientist at MuseAmi
    2007 - 2016 · 9 yrs

    Development of innovative software and hardware technology for, music production, music education, and musical entertainment. Products includes mobile apps such as Improvox, Hook'd and MusicPal.