Yann LeCun, considered 'Godfather of AI', said Elon Musk's xAI is "kind of a failure...because the founding team has departed". "Elon is now in a position that's very, very difficult for him," he told CNBC, adding that Musk is unable to hire top AI talent because of his behaviour. He said he doesn't expect xAI to challenge OpenAI or Anthropic.