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Epic card · Science
Geoffrey Hinton, an Epic card
Geoffrey Everest Hinton is a British-Canadian computer scientist, cognitive scientist, cognitive psychologist and Nobel Prize laureate known for his work on artificial neural networks, which earned him the title "the Godfather of AI".
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 165
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 840,000
Power 165 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Geoffrey Hinton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Geoffrey Hinton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is ______ Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
Answer
University. He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. From the Geoffrey Hinton article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he co-founded and became the chief scientific advisor of the Vector Institute in Toronto.
Answer
2010s. In 2017, he co-founded and became the chief scientific advisor of the Vector Institute in Toronto. From the Geoffrey Hinton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gamma function. Gamma function 84 · Geoffrey Hinton 81 · Grid energy storage 76 · Antibiotic sensitivity testing 73 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is University Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto.
- From 2013 to 2023, he divided his time working for Google Brain and the University of Toronto before publicly announcing his departure from Google in May 2023, citing concerns about the many risks of artificial intelligence technology.
- In 2017, he co-founded and became the chief scientific advisor of the Vector Institute in Toronto.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Geoffrey Hinton article was read about 840,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Geoffrey Hinton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Geoffrey Hinton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
