The Nobel Prize for Physics 2024 has been announced. This year, the prize has been awarded to Jeffrey E. Hinton, known as the Godfather of AI, as well as to American scientist John J. Hopfield. The duo have been honoured for the development of new technologies related to machine learning which is based on artificial neurons.
Jeffrey has received the Nobel for machine learning, he had described its developed form AI as a threat to humanity. He resigned from Google in 2023 in protest against AI. In an interview to the New York Times, he said-
AI will eliminate a large number of jobs. Misinformation will spread rapidly in society, which will not be possible to stop.
Jeffrey had expressed regret, holding himself responsible for AI. At the same time, while announcing the Nobel, the committee said that both the scientists have taught the world to use computers in a new way.
The prize was announced by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Both the winners will get an amount of 8.90 crores, which will be divided equally between the two.
Earlier on Monday, October 7, Victor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun received the Nobel Prize in the field of medicine. They have been given this prize for the discovery of micro RNA (ribonucleic acid). The Nobel Prize distribution will continue till October 14.
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Pierre Augustini, Ferenc Krausz and Annie Hullier. These scientists received the Nobel for one of their experiments, which helps significantly in understanding the world of electrons present in atoms and molecules.
On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament. By this, he gave the largest part of his bequest to a series of awards, the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize is given in the fields of physiology, medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economic science.
According to Alfred’s will, the Physics Nobel Prize is given to the person who has made the most important discovery or invention in the field of physics. A total of 119 Nobel Prizes have been awarded in Physics from 1921 to 2023.
The Physics Nobel Prize was not awarded in 1916, 1931, 1934, 1940-41 and 1942. This decision was taken by the Nobel Foundation. According to the Nobel Foundation rules, if a discovery or invention does not meet the set criteria, then the prize money is kept in reserve until the next year. Fewer Nobel Prizes were awarded during World Wars 1 and 2.