Meta’s chief scientist, Yann LeCun, revealed to Forbes that the impact of ChatGPT took everyone by surprise. He compared the introduction of the bot to “the second coming of the messiah,” highlighting how the public’s reaction to the chatbot exceeded expectations.
In a candid interview with Forbes, LeCun shared that the popularity of ChatGPT was unexpected, stating that people were highly impressed and were quick to start using the tool. This surge in engagement by users caught the company off-guard.
The bot quickly captured the public’s imagination, with over 100 million users accessing ChatGPT’s website within just two months, according to data analytics firm Similarweb. This unprecedented level of interest in the chatbot triggered an AI arms race between big tech companies, such as Meta and Google, who raced to release their own AI products.
In response to the growing enthusiasm for AI models, Meta released Llama 2 as an open-source AI model in July, marking a major shift in strategy for the company. LeCun revealed that this decision came after significant internal debate and was a clear signal of the company’s commitment to transparency in AI development.
Furthermore, Meta, in collaboration with AI lab Hugging Face, has stressed the importance of transparency in the development of AI models. LeCun has not shied away from criticizing other major AI companies, accusing them of “fear-mongering” and “massive corporate lobbying” to serve their own interests, calling for a more open and transparent approach to AI development and deployment.
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