This week, Geoffrey Hinton and Dennis Hassabis won Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry for their groundbreaking AI work, sparking conversations about AI’s influence across scientific disciplines. The episode explores Hinton’s AI safety concerns and Hassabis’ work on AlphaFold, transforming protein structure prediction. An unexpected set of honors, these awards spotlight AI’s growing role in advancing research far beyond traditional computer science. Concerned about being spied on? Tired of censored responses? AI Daily Brief listeners receive a 20% discount on Venice Pro. Visit ⁠⁠⁠https://venice.ai/nlw⁠⁠⁠ and enter the discount code NLWDAILYBRIEF. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614 Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/ Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown

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