Yann LeCun, one of the “godfathers of AI,” is in something of a sweet spot professionally. He’s still well respected in the field he helped define; he’s free from the control of the big frontier labs that dominate the space; and his own project is so young that no one expects much of it yet. So he’s making the most of his freedom by taking shots at everyone else—especially Elon Musk. In an interview with CNBC, LeCun decided to call it as he sees it—and it