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


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Originally Published: <time datetime="2024-10-08 11:30:59">October 8, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.</time>

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the prize Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.{ai:summary}<p>John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton received an award for their foundational contributions to machine learning. Their work has significantly influenced the field's development.</p><p>#technology</p>

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