British Canadian scientist Geoffrey Hinton from the University of Toronto and American scientist John Hopfield of Princeton University were honoured with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning within artificial neural networks, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. WATCH l Geoffrey Hinton, 'godfather of AI,' wins Nobel in physics: British Canadian Geoffrey Hinton wins Nobel Prize for AI discoveries Duration 2:08 British Canadian scientist Geoffrey Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, along with American John Hopfield. Now his foundational work on artificial intelligence has earned him and colleague John Hopfield a Nobel Prize in Physics. WATCH | Evolution could provide lessons on AI's future, Hinton says: Geoffrey Hinton helped create AI. The physics award comes a day after two American biologists, Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of microRNA.

Source: CBC News October 08, 2024 20:40 UTC