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How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI, and from there to this year's Nobel Prize

TechXplore - Wed 9 Oct 24

John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton received the Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 8, 2024, for their research on machine learning algorithms and neural networks that help computers learn. ...

An electronic tongue that detects subtle differences in liquids also provides a view into how AI makes decisions

TechXplore - Wed 9 Oct 24

A recently developed electronic tongue is capable of identifying differences in similar liquids, such as milk with varying water content; diverse products, including soda types and coffee blends; ...

Overcoming 'catastrophic forgetting': Algorithm inspired by brain allows neural networks to retain knowledge

TechXplore - Wed 9 Oct 24

Neural networks have a remarkable ability to learn specific tasks, such as identifying handwritten digits. However, these models often experience "catastrophic forgetting" when taught additional ...

This AI powered ‘tongue’ can tell Coke and Pepsi apart

Nature News - Wed 9 Oct 24

Nature, Published online: 09 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03309-1Machine learning and artificial neural networks allow graphene to become an accurate and general-use ...

China achieves fusion milestone with 10x improvement in plasma measurement speed

Interesting Engineering - Wed 9 Oct 24

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to AI pioneers John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton, Interesting Engineering - Wed 9 Oct 24
Geoffrey Hinton Shares Nobel Prize For Physics 2024, iProgrammer - Tue 8 Oct 24
A Turing Machine In LEGO, iProgrammer - Sun 6 Oct 24
Our Brains Use Secret Physics to Hear the Difference Between Water Temperatures, Popular Mechanics - Thu 3 Oct 24
Electronic Tongue Can Detect Spoilage and Food Safety Issues, Technology Networks - Wed 9 Oct 24
John Hopfield, Geoffrey Hinton Receive 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics Amid Fears of AI 'Getting out of Control', Techtimes - Tue 8 Oct 24
Nobel Prize In Physics Goes To Two "Founding Fathers" Of Artificial Intelligence, IFLScience - Tue 8 Oct 24
AI Dominates 2024 Nobel Prizes, Signals Future Trends, Mirage News - Thu 10 Oct 24
Sussex Uni Secures Funds to Boost Apprenticeships, Mirage News - Thu 10 Oct 24
Ex-Sussex AI Researcher Wins Nobel in Physics, Mirage News - Thu 10 Oct 24
AI Pioneer Hinton's Nobel Prize Captures Global Attention, Mirage News - Wed 9 Oct 24
New Algorithm Lets Neural Networks Learn Continuously, Mirage News - Wed 9 Oct 24
Electronic Tongue Unveils AI's Taste Perception, Mirage News - Wed 9 Oct 24
Physics Subfield Spurs AI Breakthrough, Wins Nobel, Mirage News - Wed 9 Oct 24
Nobel Prize Honors AI Machine Learning Breakthroughs, Mirage News - Tue 8 Oct 24
NSF Lauds 2024 Nobel Physics Prize Winners, Mirage News - Tue 8 Oct 24
Public Joins Machine Learning in Alien Research Boost, Mirage News - Tue 8 Oct 24
ML Breakthroughs Win 2024 Nobel Physics Prize, Mirage News - Tue 8 Oct 24
Physics Pioneers Awarded Nobel Prize for Machine Learning Breakthroughs, Science Blog - Tue 8 Oct 24
Neural Network Pioneers Win Physics Nobel, Mirage News - Tue 8 Oct 24
Cambridge Alumnus Wins 2024 Nobel Prize In Physics, Mirage News - Tue 8 Oct 24
Geoffrey Hinton Clinches Nobel Prize, Mirage News - Tue 8 Oct 24
Culturally Inclusive Planetary Engagement In Colorado, Mirage News - Thu 3 Oct 24

Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution—making machines that learn

Phys.org - Wed 9 Oct 24

If your jaw dropped as you watched the latest AI-generated video, your bank balance was saved from criminals by a fraud detection system, or your day was made a little easier because you were ...

Did the physics Nobel committee get swept up in the AI hype?

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 9 Oct 24

The worlds of physics and computer science are abuzz as this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has gone to two trailblazers in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies. John ...

Daily briefing: One-third of researchers quit within five years of their first paper

Nature News - Wed 9 Oct 24

Nature, Published online: 08 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03307-3One-third of researchers leave science shortly after their first publication. Plus, which election system ...

Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel

TechXplore - Wed 9 Oct 24

British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their pioneering work on the foundations of artificial intelligence, with both sounding ...

Nobel-winning physicist 'unnerved' by AI technology he helped create

Phys.org - Wed 9 Oct 24

A US scientist who won the 2024 Nobel physics prize for his pioneering work on artificial intelligence said Tuesday he found recent advances in the technology "very unnerving" and warned of ...

Nobel-winning Physicist 'Unnerved' By AI Technology He Helped Create, International Business Times - Tue 8 Oct 24

Geoffrey Hinton warns of AI’s growing danger after Nobel Prize win

The Independent - Tue 8 Oct 24

The British-Canadian scientist warned the technology increases the risk of cyber-attacks, fake videos and political interference.

Interview with Nobel Prize Winner Geoffrey Hinton

New York Times - Tue 8 Oct 24

The computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton spoke with The Times shortly after learning he had won the Nobel Prize for Physics.

Nobel Prize: Mimicking Human Intelligence with Neural Networks

APS Physics - Tue 8 Oct 24

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics honors pioneering work on artificial neural networks, which provided the foundation for many of the artificial intelligence technologies in use today.[Physics ...

Physics Nobel awarded to neural network pioneers who laid foundations for AI

TechXplore - Tue 8 Oct 24

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural ...

Neural networks, machine learning? Nobel-winning AI science explained

TechXplore - Tue 8 Oct 24

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to two scientists on Tuesday for discoveries that laid the groundwork for the artificial intelligence used by hugely popular tools such as ChatGPT.

Neural Networks, Machine Learning? Nobel-winning AI Science Explained, International Business Times - Tue 8 Oct 24

Neural networks boost fusion research with rapid ion temperature and rotation velocity predictions

Phys.org - Tue 8 Oct 24

In fusion experiments, understanding the behavior of the plasma, especially the ion temperature and rotation velocity, is essential. These two parameters play a critical role in the stability ...

Geoffrey Hinton: AI pioneer who fears artificial intelligence could end humanity

The Independent - Tue 8 Oct 24

The British-Canadian scientist has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics.

‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton wins Nobel Prize for Physics

The Independent - Tue 8 Oct 24

Professor Geoffrey Hinton received the award alongside Professor John Hopfield of Princeton University.

Geoffrey Hinton, soft-spoken godfather of AI

Phys.org - Tue 8 Oct 24

For a brief moment in spring last year, the bird-like features of bespectacled British-born researcher Geoffrey Hinton were poking out from TV screens across the world.

Geoffrey Hinton, Soft-spoken Godfather Of AI, International Business Times - Tue 8 Oct 24

The Download: Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize, and multimodal AI

MIT Technology Review - Tue 8 Oct 24

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Geoffrey Hinton, AI pioneer and figurehead ...

In a surprise, AI pioneers win physics Nobel

Science - Tue 8 Oct 24

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton honored for early work on artificial neural networks

Geoffrey Hinton just won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on machine learning

MIT Technology Review - Tue 8 Oct 24

Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist whose pioneering work on deep learning in the 1980s and 90s underpins all of the most powerful AI models in the world today, has been awarded the 2024 ...

Physics Nobel scooped by machine-learning pioneers

Nature News - Tue 8 Oct 24

Nature, Published online: 08 October 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03213-8John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton pioneered computational methods that enabled the development of neural ...

Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to 2 Scientists for Work on Machine Learning

New York Times - Tue 8 Oct 24

John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton have “showed a completely new way for us to use computers to aid and to guide us” in solving problems, the committee said.

Nobel prize for physics goes to pair who invented key AI techniques

Newscientist - Tue 8 Oct 24

The 2024 Nobel prize in physics has gone to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries that enabled machine learning and are key to the development of artificial intelligence models like ...

Duo wins Physics Nobel for key breakthroughs in AI

TechXplore - Tue 8 Oct 24

American John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for pioneering work in the development of artificial intelligence.

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton share the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics

Physics World - Tue 8 Oct 24

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton share the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics for their “foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning and artificial neural networks”. Hinton ...

The discovery of tools key to machine learning wins the 2024 physics Nobel

ScienceNews - Tue 8 Oct 24

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used tools from physics to develop data analysis methods that underlie machine learning.

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries that enable machine learning

Phys.org - Tue 8 Oct 24

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.

Can AI really compete with human data scientists? OpenAI’s new benchmark puts it to the test

VentureBeat - Thu 10 Oct 24

OpenAI's new MLE-bench challenges AI systems with real-world data science tasks, revealing both the progress and limitations of AI in machine learning engineering compared to human experts.Read ...

Liftoff launches Cortex, a machine-learning model that improves mobile ads

VentureBeat - Wed 9 Oct 24

Liftoff launches its new machine-learning platform Cortex, which improves mobile ad campaigns using tailored neural network models.Read More

The Morning After: Boring Company’s Vegas Loop plagued by lost drivers, trespassers and skateboarders

Engadget - Wed 9 Oct 24

Elon Musk’s Boring Company pitched that its Vegas Loop, underground tunnels built below Las Vegas, would reduce gridlock in some of the busiest parts of the city, offering a new transport ...

Nobel Prize in Physics: How Hopfield And Hinton's AI Changed Our World

ScienceAlert - Tue 8 Oct 24

You might be using their work right now.

Scientists Who Developed the Building Blocks of Artificial Intelligence Win Nobel Prize in Physics

Smithsonian Magazine - Tue 8 Oct 24

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton shared the award for their work on artificial neural networks and machine learning

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, who warned of X-risk, wins Nobel Prize in Physics

VentureBeat - Tue 8 Oct 24

While Hinton’s work catapulted neural networks into the modern era, John J. Hopfield’s earlier breakthroughs laid a crucial foundation.Read More

‘Godfather of AI’ wins Nobel Prize for work he fears threatens humanity

Popular Science - Tue 8 Oct 24

Geoffrey Hinton, one of the so-called ‘Godfathers of AI’ has won a Nobel Prize for pioneering the very same technology he fears could result in the “end of people.” Hinton and fellow ...

In stunning Nobel win, AI researchers Hopfield and Hinton take 2024 Physics Prize

Ars Technica - Tue 8 Oct 24

On Tuesday, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics to John J. Hopfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey E. Hinton of the University ...

Physics Nobel prize goes to artificial neural networks and machine learning

Chemistry World - Tue 8 Oct 24

Research inspired by how brains learn now powers cutting-edge technology in smartphones and scientific research

Machine learning pioneers, including the 'Godfather of AI,' are awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics

Engadget - Tue 8 Oct 24

Two scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.” John Hopfield, an ...

Former Caltech and Google scientists win physics Nobel for pioneering artificial intelligence

L.A. Times - Tue 8 Oct 24

John Hopfield dreamed up the modern neural network while at Caltech. Geoffrey Hinton built on it, creating an AI firm that Google bought for $44 million.

Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Breakthroughs in Machine Learning

Scientific American - Tue 8 Oct 24

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for development of techniques that laid the foundation for revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence

'It will be comparable with the industrial revolution': Two legendary AI scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for work on neural networks

Livescience - Tue 8 Oct 24

The Nobel Committe for Physics announces John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton as the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize for Physics. ...

Geoff Hinton and John Hopfield win Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in foundational AI

TechCrunch - Tue 8 Oct 24

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024. Geoff Hinton and John Hopfield are jointly sharing the prestigious award for their work on artificial neural ...

Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to two scientists for developing the methods that are the foundation of today's most POWERFUL AI tools

Daily Mail - Tue 8 Oct 24

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to two scientists for developing the methods that are the foundations for today's powerful AI.

AI pioneers win Nobel Prize in physics

Fastcompany Tech - Tue 8 Oct 24

Hinton, 76, helped develop a technique in the 1980s known as backpropagation instrumental in training machines how to ‘learn’ by fine-tuning errors until they disappear. Two pioneers of ...

Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics 

Voice of America - Tue 8 Oct 24

STOCKHOLM — 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 ...

'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton just won a Nobel even though he's now scared of AI

Techradar - Tue 8 Oct 24

Geoffrey Hinton, the oft-recognized 'Godfather of AI' and now-vocal alarm ringer for an AI-infused ...

Norway's Nobel neuroscientists continue to explore the secrets of the brain

Eurekalert - Thu 10 Oct 24

Winning the Nobel Prize was never the goal. Nor solving the Alzheimer’s puzzle. May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have far loftier goals.

A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI 'inner thoughts'

ScienceDaily - Wed 9 Oct 24

Researchers recently developed electronic tongue capable of identifying differences in similar liquids, such as milk with varying water content; diverse products, including soda types and coffee ...

A matter of taste: Electronic tongue reveals AI inner thoughts, Eurekalert - Wed 9 Oct 24

Cutting-edge LSTM technology strengthens cybersecurity in SWaT industrial control systems

Eurekalert - Wed 9 Oct 24

 The protection of critical infrastructure, such as water treatment plants, from cyberattacks is a growing global concern. In a new study published in the journal Artificial Intelligence and ...

Public participation in machine learning bolsters extraterrestrial research

SpaceDaily - Wed 9 Oct 24

Washington DC (SPX) Oct 09, 2024 When NASA conducts research beyond our world, scientists on Earth prepare as much as possible before sending instruments on extraterrestrial journeys. One ...

2024 physics Nobel for work on artificial neural networks | Explained

The Hindu - Wed 9 Oct 24

ANNs are within the reach of millions of people today but also less resemble their ancestors, which this year’s laureates helped build

AIP Congratulates 2024 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics

Newswise - Tue 8 Oct 24

The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks." ...

Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: John J. Hopfield, Geoffrey E. Hinton awarded for work on machine learning with artificial neural network

The Hindu - Tue 8 Oct 24

The Nobel Prizes for 2024 in Physics has been awarded to duo for their inventions that helped in machine learning.