Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence – John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton – won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing the way we work and live but also creates new threats to humanity, one of the winners said.

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7 viewpointsGeoffrey Hinton, the 'godfather of AI' who warned of its existential risk, awarded Nobel Prize for Physics
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries in machine learning
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for work on artificial intelligence
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13 viewpointsNobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries that enabled machine learning
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries that enabled artificial intelligence
Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI
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6 viewpointsNobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries that enable machine learning
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to two scientists for discoveries that enable machine learning
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries that enabled artificial intelligence
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4 articlesMachine learning pioneers, including the 'Godfather of AI,' are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel prize in physics given to researchers for pioneering work on machine learning
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