computer scientist
Geoffrey Hinton.
British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist
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Senate Stalls AI ‘Kill Switch’ Proposal as Lawmakers Debate Regulation
Sen. John Kennedy’s push to require artificial intelligence companies to install emergency “kill switches” was blocked in the Senate after fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul objected… — by Andrew Powell
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About Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title "the Godfather of AI". He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
Everything about Geoffrey Hinton →- Occupation
- computer scientist, artificial intelligence researcher, university teacher, neuroscientist
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Born
- December 6, 1947
- Website
- https://www.cs.toronto.edu/~hinton