Profile of Geoffrey Hinton, a neural net pioneer at the University of Toronto, Google, and now the Vector Institute, which aims to stop Toronto's AI brain drain
Geoffrey Hinton spent 30 years hammering away at an idea most other scientists dismissed as nonsense. Then, one day in 2012, he was proven right. Tweets: @marijamijalko , @lockstockbarrl , and @torontolife Tweets: Marija Mijalkovic / @marijamijalko : We have learned so much from Prof. Hinton. This time I take away the reminder of the power of a positive attitude in the face of adversity ... http://twitter.com/... MBB / @lockstockbarrl : Absolutely incredible story! @We're machines," says Hinton. “We're just produced biologically. Most people doing AI don't have doubt that we're machines. We're just extremely fancy machines. And I shouldn't say just. We're special, wonderful machines.” http://twitter.com/... Toronto Life / @torontolife : He spent 30 years hammering away at an idea most people dismissed as nonsense. Now he's the most important figure in artificial intelligence http://torontolife.com/...