Nobel Prize in physics awarded to two scientists for discoveries that enable machine learning
Stockholm (AP): John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for discoveries and inventions that formed the building blocks of machine learning.
“This year's two Nobel Laureates in physics have used tools from physics to develop methods that are the foundation of today's powerful machine learning,” the Nobel committee said in a press release.
Hopfield's research is carried out at Princeton University and Hinton works at the University of Toronto.
Three scientists won last year's physics Nobel for providing the first split-second glimpse into the superfast world of spinning electrons, a field that could one day lead to better electronics or disease diagnoses.
The 2023 award went to French-Swedish physicist Anne L'Huillier, French scientist Pierre Agostini and Hungarian-born Ferenc Krausz for their work with the tiny part of each atom that races around the center and is fundamental to virtually everything: chemistry, physics, our bodies and our gadgets.
Six days of Nobel announcements opened Monday with Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun winning the medicine prize for their discovery of tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it.
If scientists can better understand how they work and how to manipulate them, it could one day lead to powerful treatments for diseases like cancer.
The physics prize carries a cash award of 11 million Swedish kronor (USD 1 million) from a bequest left by the award's creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. It has been awarded 117 times. The laureates are invited to receive their awards at ceremonies on December 10, the anniversary of Nobel's death.
Nobel announcements continue with the chemistry physics prize on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced Friday and the economics award on October 14.
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Ayatollah Alireza appointed to temporary council that will govern till new supreme leader elected
Tehran: Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has been appointed to a three-member temporary council that, under Iran’s law, will govern until a new supreme leader can potentially be chosen.
The 67-year-old cleric is a member of the Guardian Council, the powerful constitutional watchdog body that must later select a supreme leader. His appointment to the temporary council was confirmed by the Expediency Council, an influential arbitration body.
Arafi will now serve alongside hardline cleric and judiciary chief Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei and President Masoud Pezeshkian on the interim body.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and security chief Ali Larijani are also expected to play key roles in shaping the political landscape, though it remains unclear where the balance of power will ultimately lie.
Meanwhile, the commander-in-chief of the IRGC has reportedly been assassinated for the second time in less than a year. The identity of the next leader of the powerful military and economic force has not yet been officially announced.
IRGC-linked Telegram channels are citing deputy chief Ahmad Vahidi as a likely candidate. Vahidi was appointed to the post by Khamenei two months ago.
