Geoffrey Hinton, a so-called godfather of artificial intelligence, is not boosting the latest tech startup or funding an initiative to counter the dangers of AI.
, is not boosting the latest tech startup or funding an initiative to counter the dangers of AI that he so often warns about.
Sarah Jayne Kendall, community engagement director at Water First Education and Training Inc., said she is grateful to Hinton for the substantial donation — but also for the attention he is bringing to the organization’s work. The emeritus professor of computer science at the University of Toronto won the Nobel Prize alongside John Hopfield, a professor at Princeton University, for their groundbreaking work on machine learning that paved the way for AI.Trudeau set to meet with Canadian premiers amid Trump tariff threatCanada Post strike could cause Christmas gift delays — so what are the last days to ship?
Kendall said her organization, based in Creemore, Ont., northwest of Toronto, will use the money to build capacity and expand operations across the country.
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