Wednesday, March 26, 2025

AI Innovators Awarded 2025 QE Prize for Engineering

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Seven engineers have been awarded the 2025 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering for their groundbreaking contributions to modern machine learning, which is reshaping various industries and daily life. Honorees include Yoshua Bengio, Geoffrey Hinton, John Hopfield, Yann LeCun, Jensen Huang, Bill Dally, and Fei-Fei Li, recognized for their collective work on the foundational technologies driving AI. These advancements range from artificial neural networks that mimic brain functions to the hardware and datasets enabling AI applications. The ceremony, held at the Science Museum in London, emphasized the transformative impact of these innovations on sectors like agriculture and healthcare, while also acknowledging the associated societal concerns, such as job displacement and the misuse of AI technology. The event was attended by Princess Anne and highlighted the necessity for ongoing innovation in engineering amidst the evolving landscape of AI developments.

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