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John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024.

Awards | Dated: 10 Oct 2024

American physicist John J. Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey E. Hinton were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 8, 2024.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - Hopfield created an associative memory system that can store and reconstruct data patterns. In contrast, Hinton developed techniques enabling networks to autonomously identify data characteristics and carry out tasks like image recognition.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The prize amount of 11 million Swedish kronor will be equally divided between the laureates.
  • (ii) John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were received the award "for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks."

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

With whom did John J. Hopfield share the Nobel Prize recently in Physics in 2024?

Correct Answer: Geoffrey E. Hinton

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