AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton receives Nobel Prize in physics

In photos: Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel week in Sweden – and at U of T
It was a whirlwind week for the University of Toronto’s Geoffrey Hinton, who travelled to Sweden to officially accept the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside a jam-packed schedule of receptions, lectures, talks, ceremonies, banquets and media engagements.
U of T community watches 'godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton receive his Nobel Prize
Faculty, students and staff across the University of Toronto's three campuses gathered Tuesday to watch professor emeritus and artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton receive his Nobel Prize.
Canadian-British physicist and AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton receives his Nobel Prize in Sweden
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U of T’s Geoffrey Hinton receives Nobel medal, diploma at Stockholm ceremony
The University of Toronto’s Geoffrey Hinton officially accepted his Nobel Prize in Physics during a formal ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall that included orchestra music, an opera singer and a stage lined with bouquets of flowers.
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton win Nobel physics award
Physicists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. They were honored for their research on machine learning with artificial neural networks.The annual presentation of the Nobel Prizesat a special ceremony in Stockholm in Sweden each December recognizes crucial achievements in science.
'No idea whether we can stay in control': AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton receives Nobel Prize
Williams took one of Hinton’s classes and said the Nobel winner “changed the course of my life” by encouraging him to go to grad school, which then led him to win the XPRIZE Digital Learning Challenge, a global competition aimed at rewarding people who modernize learning tools and processes.
Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and University of Toronto professor, receives Nobel Prize for physics
Dr. Hinton was a co-winner for his development of neural networks — computer algorithms that improve their performance through experience rather than following a rigid set of steps
A Nobel Prize-powered gift from Geoffrey Hinton is boosting a Canadian water charity
The Canadian winner of this year's Nobel Prize in physics is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars from his winnings into a small Ontario-based organization.
Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he thought of AI safety sooner
Geoffrey Hinton says he doesn't regret the work he did that laid the foundations of artificial intelligence, but wishes he thought of safety sooner. The
For Canada, science and the world, AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel moment signals a pivotal shift
For the first time, four Nobel laureates, including Canada’s Geoffrey Hinton, are being honoured for work directly related to artificial intelligence. If anyone still needed a sign that AI has arrived,
AI 'godfather' Geoffrey Hinton says AI will one day unite nations against a common existential threat
Geoffrey Hinton said countries will one day be incentivized to work together to prevent a super-intelligent AI from taking ...
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Understanding the science behind Hinton and Hopfield’s Nobel Prize in physics
British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for ...