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Yann LeCun
Wikidata describes Yann LeCun as American-French computer scientist (born 1960).
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English Wikidata description, retrieved 2026-11-05 UTC. This is a starting point; independent biography review is pending.
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Career highlights
As recorded by Wikidata:
- Award received: PAMI Distinguished Researcher Award · dated 2015
- Employer: Meta Platforms · from 2013-12-09
- Public office: chief artificial intelligence officer · from 2013-12-09 · to 2025-11-19
- Education: ESIEE Paris · dated 1983
- Award received: Harold Pender Award · dated 2018
- Employer: New York University · from 2003
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