From NVIDIA: 2024-12-10 14:10:33

Artificial intelligence made history at the Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden. John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded for their work on neural networks, while Demis Hassabis and John Jumper received the prize for AlphaFold, a system that predicts protein structures, revolutionizing industries like healthcare and finance.

Hopfield introduced energy landscapes to explain how neural networks optimize themselves, paving the way for modern AI. Hinton built on this work with the Boltzmann Machine, revolutionizing training procedures for neural networks. AlphaFold, developed by Hassabis and Jumper, uses AI to accurately predict protein shapes, impacting drug development and disease treatment.

GPUs have played a crucial role in advancing AI, enabling breakthroughs like AlphaFold. NVIDIA GPUs have powered these achievements, allowing AI to process vast datasets quickly and tackle complex problems. These advancements are reshaping industries, optimizing supply chains, and driving innovation in drug development and agriculture.

The Nobel-winning achievements in AI are not just theoretical breakthroughs, but practical tools reshaping industries and science. These innovations are driving advancements in logistics, self-driving cars, climate modeling, and sustainable agriculture. AI is no longer confined to the digital realm, but is transforming the physical and biological worlds.



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