John Hopfield – US physicist and Geoffrey Hinton – British Canadian; AI pioneers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work in machine learning, with Hinton remarks on the warning of the dual-edged nature of AI’s rapid advancements.
David Baker, John Jumper, and Demis Hassabis received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their AI – driven breakthroughs in predicting protein structures; a significant application in drug development to tackle global challenges. Their chemistry works mark the groundbreaking work on proteins. Baker, an American professor at the University of Washington, was recognized for his innovations in computational protein design. Hassabis and Jumper, both from Google DeepMind, were honored for their advancements in predicting protein structures using AI. Their research has opened new doors in drug development and other scientific fields.
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