https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/11/nobel-awards-highlight-britains-ai-pedigree-demis-hassabis-geoffrey-hinton

Recognition for Demis Hassabis and Geoffrey Hinton marks moment when important ingredients came together

It was more than even the most ardent advocates expected. After all the demonstrations of superhuman prowess, and the debates over whether the technology was humanity’s best invention yet or its surest route to self-destruction, artificial intelligence landed a Nobel prize this week. And then it landed another.