Nobel Prize in Physics 2024: John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won for machine learning

Stockholm: U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian colleague Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions for machine learning.

The physics prize is awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

This year’s Nobel Laureates in Physics have used physics tools to develop methods that form the basis of today’s powerful machine learning, said the official announcement.

Last year, three scientists Anne L’Huillier, Pierre Agostini, and Ferenc Krausz were awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for capturing the first split-second glimpse of spinning electrons, a discovery that could improve electronics or aid in disease diagnosis.

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