Critics Warn of Environmental Costs Amid Rapid AI Infrastructure Growth

Yann LeCun predicted further departures from Meta after criticizing Alexandr Wang, whom Mark Zuckerberg hired for 14 billion dollars to lead the Super Intelligence Lab.The rift emerged as LeCun claimed Meta researchers manipulated Llama 4 benchmark results, leading Zuckerberg to sideline the existing generative AI organization.Amid this internal turmoil, Satya Nadella launched a new dialogue on AI agents while critics like Karen Hao warned of exploitative patterns in the industry.