Yann LeCun, Meta's Chief AI Scientist and a Turing Award winner, has been named Emerge's 2024 Person of the Year for his influential contributions to artificial intelligence. He advocates for open-source AI and opposes stringent regulations, arguing they could hinder innovation. LeCun emphasizes self-supervised learning and "Objective-Driven AI," aiming for systems that can reason and adapt like living beings. His optimistic vision counters prevalent fears about AI's dangers, positioning him as a pivotal figure in the field.