The statements are logically consistent. You're incorrectly assuming he meant "only" in the first statement. Those two statements are part of the same thread a

The statements are logically consistent. You're incorrectly assuming he meant "only" in the first statement. Those two statements are part of the same thread and LeCun makes it more clear in that thread. And the article says, right after the second statement: "If you read that thread, you’ll see that LeCun seems well aware of everything I’ve laid out in this post"