Yann LeCun’s new startup AMI launched with a $1.03 billion seed round to build AI “world models,” betting against the LLM-first approach.

AMI Labs, the new venture cofounded by Turing Prize winner Yann LeCun after he left Meta, has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion pre-money valuation.

The funding for Paris-based AMI to help it build AI 'world models' represents the largest seed round ever for a European startup and one of the region’s largest fundings for an AI startup overall, per ...

LeCun’s AMI Labs has raised $1.03bn to build world models; AI that understands physical reality, not just language. Europe’s ...

Meta A.I. chief assembles a powerhouse team to pursue smarter, more grounded artificial intelligence at AMI Labs.

His startup aims to develop AI systems that can make more informed decisions by leveraging data from cameras and sensors. View on euronews ...

This week, I’m focusing on what AI pioneer Yann LeCun’s new company will likely build after he departs from Meta. I also look at Marc Andreessen’s jab at the Pope on X, and at “Fei-Fei Li’s” view of ...

SEOUL, South Korea, March 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SBVA (CEO: JP Lee) announced today that it has committed a total of €30 million in the seed round of AMI (Advanced Machine Intelligence), a global ...