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Geoffrey Hinton

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Geoffrey Everest Hinton (born 6 December 1947) is a British-Canadian computer scientist and cognitive scientist known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title the Godfather of AI. He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, and in 2024 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with John Hopfield for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1947 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1947-12-06 1
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Additional Source John Hopfield (Wikipedia)Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates

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  • Lead section (entity-description)
    Geoffrey Everest Hinton (born 6 December 1947) is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title the Godfather of AI.
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    Born: 6 December 1947, London, England, UK
  • Infobox (birth-year)
    Born: 6 December 1947, London, England, UK
  • Works In: Physics, Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics
    He was also awarded, along with John Hopfield, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for "foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks".
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John Hopfield (Wikipedia)
WikipediaAssociated With: John Hopfield, Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
Quote, Associated With: John Hopfield, Lead section, 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics co-laureates
In 2024 Hopfield, along with Geoffrey Hinton, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for "foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks."
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