Governor General appoints Geoffrey Hinton to the Order of Canada

The so-called'Godfather of Deep Learning' Geoffrey Hinton has been appointed as a Companion of the Order of Canada. In a statement, Governor General Julie Payette said she appointed Hinton as a result of his contributions to artificial intelligence, "as a computer scientist and specialist in cognitive psychology." Hinton also holds a Canada Research Chair in machine learning, and is an advisor at the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. Hinton was born in Wimbledon, London, and holds a bachelor's degree in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge, as well as a PhD in artificial intelligence from the University of Edinburgh. Following stints at institutions like the University of California, San Diego and Carnegie Mellon University, Hinton moved to Canada partly due to his disappointment with U.S. politics.