The chairs of an annual science and technology conference say Nobel Prize recipient Geoffrey Hinton is donating some of his winnings to create a new award.

British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield are set to receive the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday in Stockholm.

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.

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.

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.

When Geoffrey Hinton strode across the Stockholm Concert Hall stage Tuesday to receive his Nobel Prize for physics from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, he was beaming.