Plush neuron makes AI approachable, simplifies neural networks for middle schoolers

A team at Carnegie Mellon University is helping kids understand artificial intelligence with a soft, squishy, LED-lit neural ...

Q&A: How mathematics can reveal the depth of deep learning AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly prevalent, integrated into phone apps, search engines and social media platforms ...

Former OpenAI researchers launch Applied Compute with $80M in funding

Applied Compute announced on Wednesday that it has raised $80 million in funding. The capital was provided by Benchmark, ...
The Scientist

Artificial Intelligence in Biology: From Neural Networks to AlphaFold

Previously met with skepticism, AI won scientists a Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2024 after they used it to solve the protein folding and design problem, and it has now been adopted by biologists ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Who Developed the Building Blocks of Artificial Intelligence Win Nobel Prize in Physics

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on artificial neural networks and machine learning. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP via Getty Images A pair of scientists—John ...
CNN

‘Godfather of AI’ shares Nobel Prize in physics for work on machine learning

The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their fundamental discoveries in machine learning, which paved the way for how artificial intelligence is used ...
Live Science

'It will be comparable with the industrial revolution': Two legendary AI scientists win Nobel Prize in physics for work on neural networks

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The 2024 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to two scientists who laid the foundations for ...