Yann LeCun sees Korea edge in AI’s shift to physical world

What happened: Yann LeCun said AI's next breakthrough will come from "world models" that understand the physical world, not larger language models, speaking at an industrial AI panel in Seoul. Key numbers: LeCun won the 2018 Turing Award. The fifth International Industrial AI Conference is in Tokyo on Tuesday. Why it matters: Panelists said the shift could favor Korea's manufacturing, robotics and engineering strengths, urging early industrial AI deployment over matching US infrastructure spending.

Yann LeCun said AI's next breakthrough will come from "world models" that understand the physical world, not larger language models, speaking at an industrial AI panel in Seoul.

Panelists said the shift could favor Korea's manufacturing, robotics and engineering strengths, urging early industrial AI deployment over matching US infrastructure spending.