Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’
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Alexandre LeBrun, CEO of AMI Labs (Yann LeCun's world model startup), rejects terms like 'AGI' and 'superintelligence' as poorly defined buzzwords. He explains that world models — which predict the next state of the physical world rather than the next word — are complementary to LLMs, not replacements. AMI Labs is pre-product but targeting robotics, manufacturing, and healthcare sectors where LLMs fall short due to their lack of real-world grounding. LeBrun is actively courting industrial partners in South Korea and Asia, drawn by the region's advanced hardware ecosystem and fast adoption culture. The startup raised $1.03 billion in March at a $3.5 billion valuation but has no product or timeline to announce yet.
