Geoffrey Hinton: AI pioneer receives Nobel Prize in physics [Video]

Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton and co-laureate John Hopfield have received the Nobel Prize for physics at a ceremony in Stockholm.

The accolade was bestowed on the pair of computer scientists Tuesday by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden after a presentation by Nobel physics committee chair Ellen Moons.

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Moons told the audience gathered at the Stockholm Concert Hall that their work is considered to be fundamental to machine learning and called Hinton “a leading figure in the development of efficient learning algorithms.”

“He pioneered the efforts to establish deep and dense neural networks. Such networks are effective in sorting and interpreting large amounts of data and self-improve based on the accuracy of the result,” Moons said.

“Today, artificial neural networks are …