Geoffrey Hinton Donates Nobel Winnings to Establish New Award
Geoffrey Hinton is using part of his Nobel Prize money to create an annual award for young researchers in neuroscience
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Stockholm: So, guess what? Geoffrey Hinton, the big name in AI and neuroscience, just won a Nobel Prize. And he’s doing something really cool with the money. He’s setting up a new award!
This award, worth $10,000, will be given out every year at the Neural Information Processing Systems conference. It’s aimed at young researchers under 40 who come up with fresh ideas about how our brains work.
They’re calling it the Sejnowski-Hinton Prize, named after Hinton and another brainy guy, Terry Sejnowski. Pretty neat, right?
Hinton just snagged the Nobel for physics, sharing the glory with John Hopfield. But he’s not just keeping all that cash to himself. He’s also planning to donate some of his prize money to Water First, a group that helps Indigenous communities get better access to water.
It’s great to see someone using their success to give back. Hinton’s making a real impact, and it’s inspiring to see how he’s supporting the next generation of researchers!