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The Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton.
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The ‘Godfather of AI’ says this sector will be safe from being replaced by tech—but even then, only the ‘very skilled’ will hold down a job

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June 17, 2025
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Scientist says the one thing everyone hates about AI is ultimately what helped him win a Nobel Prize

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December 24, 2024
Marines unload Amphibious Combat Vehicles at Camp Pendleton, CA on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 following a 6-month deployment. The vehicles are part of the first ACV platoon to be used by the Marines in a deployment and to train with military partners in the Indo-Pacific.
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OpenAI is quietly pitching its products to the U.S. military and national security establishment

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October 17, 2024
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Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton is both AI pioneer and front man of alarm

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October 10, 2024
The controversy surrounding AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize misses the point
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The controversy surrounding AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton’s Nobel Prize misses the point

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October 10, 2024
CEO of DeepMind Technologies, Demis Hassabis attends "The Thinking Game" premiere during the 2024 Tribeca Festival at BMCC Theater on June 07, 2024 in New York City.
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Nobel win for Google DeepMind cofounder shows progress towards vision of ‘AI scientists’

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October 10, 2024
New Nobel Prize winner, AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton, says he’s proud his student fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman
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New Nobel Prize winner, AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton, says he’s proud his student fired OpenAI boss Sam Altman

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October 9, 2024
Professor David Haviland, a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics, during the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. (Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa/Getty Images)
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Drill, maybe, drill

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October 9, 2024
Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 2 U.S. scientists who discovered microRNA, which regulates gene activity
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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded to 2 U.S. scientists who discovered microRNA, which regulates gene activity

By Pia Ohlin and AFP
October 7, 2024
Two researchers observe test tubes while in a wooded area, apparently observing water samples. They are in outdoor safari-like clothing.
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Ig Nobel Prize goes to scientists who discovered butt-breathing mammals

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press
September 12, 2024
One man in center of the photo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange covers one hand over his mouth (his other hand is holding a tablet) while another man in the foreground looks up in the same direction with a worried look on his face.
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A Nobel winner’s famous metric says stocks are way overpriced. Should you be worried?

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September 4, 2024
Nobel-winning microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus should lead caretaker Bangladesh government, student leaders say
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Nobel-winning microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus should lead caretaker Bangladesh government, student leaders say

By Shafiqul Alam and AFP
August 6, 2024
Joseph Stiglitz
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Nobel laureate Joe Stiglitz on the ‘myth’ of the American Dream, the economic noose hanging around Gen Z’s neck—and what business leaders really think about Donald Trump

By Nick Lichtenberg and Will Daniel
May 26, 2024
Esther Duflo accepting her Nobel prize in 2019
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Nobel laureate Esther Duflo proposes taxing 3,000 billionaires to protect the world’s poorest from climate change—and most Americans likely agree with the plan

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April 20, 2024
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Daniel Kahneman, the psychologist who won a Nobel for upending economics, dies at 90

By Bloomberg and Stephen Miller
March 27, 2024

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