Artificial IntelligenceNational SecurityPublic PolicyBiotechnologyOther Engineering and Technologies
Published in The Connected Ideas Project
Author Alexander Titus
Key Takeaways: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield for their pioneering work on artificial neural networks, which laid the foundation for modern deep learning. The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for using AI to predict and design protein structures, revolutionizing our understanding of these crucial biological molecules.