xAI founder Elon Musk (left) and Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun (right).
xAI founder Elon Musk (left) and Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun (right).
  • Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun is an award-winning computer scientist. 
  • But Elon Musk says he isn't impressed with LeCun's scientific work.
  • LeCun seemed entertained by the exchange, which he says he engaged in while on a transatlantic flight.

Meta's AI chief, Yann LeCun, might have won a Turing Award for his contributions to computer science, but Elon Musk doesn't seem too impressed with his work.