Hopfield and Hinton Win 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, Deets Inside

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.

John Hopfield created an associative memory that can store and reconstruct images and other patterns in data. Geoffrey Hinton invented a method that can automatically find properties in data, allowing it to identify specific elements in pictures.

Three scientists were awarded last year’s 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.