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Geoffrey Hinton

British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist

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  • Momentum3.3
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    Born 1947
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Updated 2026-09-08

Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title "the Godfather of AI". He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.

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Momentum3.3
Historical26.3
Now attention18.3
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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