Nobel Prize, Geoffrey Hinton and U of T

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.
Geoffrey Hinton to donate some of his Nobel Prize winnings to create new annual award
The Sejnowski-Hinton Prize will be given to teams of two or more researchers under the age of 40 who write a paper proposing a novel theory of how the brain works
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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'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.
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton receives Nobel Prize in physics in proud moment for U of T
As artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton strode across a Stockholm stage to receive his Nobel Prize for physics, the pride back home was palpable.
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.
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. Geoffrey Hinton, a so-called godfather of artificial intelligence,
Hinton receives Nobel Prize in physics in proud moment for U of T
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.
U. of T. watches ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton awarded Nobel Prize
A gathering today at the University of Toronto is sending waves of pride almost 6,500 km away to Stockholm, Sweden. That is where Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton received the Nobel Prize in physics.
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 ...
'Godfather of AI' accepting Nobel Prize brings pride to the University of Toronto
The University of Toronto hosted a watch party to celebrate renowned computer scientist, Geoffrey Hinton, accept the 2024 ...