Geoffrey Hinton and John J. Hopfield have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
The pair won for their inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.
AdvertisementGeoffrey Hinton, often dubbed the "Godfather of AI," and John J. Hopfield have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Tuesday that it had recognized Hinton and Hopfield "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks."
The computer scientist has been widely regarded as a pioneer of machine learning.
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