Geoffrey Hinton is a computer scientist and University of Toronto professor emeritus whose research helped establish modern deep learning. He shared the Turing Award and the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on neural networks. He previously served as a Google vice president and engineering fellow and founded UCL’s Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. He also advises Human Longevity on AI.

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Geoffrey Hinton is a computer scientist and University of Toronto professor emeritus whose research helped establish modern deep learning. He shared the Turing Award and the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for work on neural networks. He previously served as a Google vice president and engineering fellow and founded UCL’s Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit. He also advises Human Longevity on AI.

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Professor Emeritus at University of Toronto from 2014-01 to PresentProfessor emeritus since January 2014; previously a Toronto professor in 1987–1998 and 2001–2013.
Scientific Advisor at Human Longevity until PresentAdvises the company on its AI strategy; appointment announced in April 2026.
Vice President and Engineering Fellow at Google from 2016-10 to 2023Vice President and Engineering Fellow from October 2016 to 2023; previously a Distinguished Researcher from 2013 to 2016, working half-time.
Director, Neural Computation and Adaptive Perception at CIFAR from 2004 to 2013Directed the research program on neural computation and adaptive perception.
Founding Director, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at University College London from 1998-07 to 2001-09
Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University until 1987-06Joined as an assistant professor in October 1982 and later became an associate professor; promotion date unspecified.
Scientific Officer at Medical Research Council from 1980-10 to 1982-09Worked at the Applied Psychology Unit in Cambridge.
Visiting Assistant Professor at University of California, San Diego from 1982-01 to 1982-06Visiting appointment in the Psychology Department; previously a visiting scholar in 1978–1980.
Research Fellow at University of Sussex from 1976-01 to 1978-09Research fellow in the Cognitive Studies Program.
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The Forward-Forward Algorithm: Some Preliminary Investigations

Hinton’s research paper explores learning with two forward passes and local objectives, including small-scale experiments and the approach’s limitations.

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