According to Yann LeCun, Chief AI Scientist at Meta, an academic qualification such as a PhD or Master's degree is crucial for AI entrepreneurs in India who want to start a start-up in a field such as artificial intelligence that incorporates deep technologies.

He was speaking in an interview with Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha. "PhD or graduate studies train you to discover new things," Lekun said. However, Lekun added that a PhD is not an essential ingredient for success

LeCun suggested that young entrepreneurs experiment with open-source models such as Mehta's Lama. Companies can fine-tune this model for specific sectors such as healthcare and education, he added.