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Personnel: Yann LeCun at New York University (Silver Professor of Computer Science)

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Last checked: 4/4/2026

The record claims Yann LeCun holds the title 'Silver Professor of Computer Science' at NYU, but the source explicitly states he is the 'Jacob T. Schwartz Professor of Computer Science' at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU. These are different professorial titles. The source does not mention 'Silver Professor' anywhere. Additionally, the source does not provide a specific start date of 2003 for his NYU position, so that claim is unverifiable from this source, but the title contradiction is clear and direct.

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contradicted95%Haiku 4.5 · 4/4/2026
Found: He is the Jacob T. Schwartz Professor of Computer Science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University.

Note: The record claims Yann LeCun holds the title 'Silver Professor of Computer Science' at NYU, but the source explicitly states he is the 'Jacob T. Schwartz Professor of Computer Science' at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at NYU. These are different professorial titles. The source does not mention 'Silver Professor' anywhere. Additionally, the source does not provide a specific start date of 2003 for his NYU position, so that claim is unverifiable from this source, but the title contradiction is clear and direct.

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