'Godfather of AI' who left Google last year wins Nobel Prize in Physics

Geoffrey Hinton, who left Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) last year so he could warn about the dangers of artificial intelligence, is part of a team that won the Nobel Prize in physics, The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.
The academy also awarded Princeton University professor John Hopfield with the prize, with the duo having been recognized for their work in training artificial neural networks using physics. Hinton is now a professor at the University of Toronto.
“The laureates’ work has already been of the greatest benefit,” Ellen Moons, Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics, said in a statement. “In physics we use artificial neural networks in a vast range of areas, such as developing new materials with specific properties.”
Hinton, 76, and Hopfield, 91, will share a prize fund worth 11m Swedish kronor, or approximately $1.06M.
Hinton recently voiced his displeasure for the AI bill put forth by the California legislature, which Gov. Newsom ultimately vetoed.

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‘Godfather of AI’ who left Google last year wins Nobel Prize in Physics