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Yann Le Cun

French computer scientist (born 1960)

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  • Momentum0.3
  • Academics rank#249
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    37 languages
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  • Age
    66
    Born 1960
  • Awards
    12
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-06-23

Yann André Le Cun is a French-American computer scientist working in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, robotics and image compression. He is the Jacob T. Schwartz Professor of Computer Science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University. He served as Chief AI Scientist at Meta Platforms before co-founding Advanced Machine Intelligence Labs in December 2025.

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Profile type
Academic
Category
Academics
Country
France
Category rank
#249
Last updated
2026-06-23
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  • Website
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Momentum0.3
Historical24.8
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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    wikipedia · af.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
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Category
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Profile type
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Status
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Born
July 8, 1960
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Last updated
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