Hugo Larochelle profiled: the lecturer who opened deep learning to the world
sarahookr · x · 2026-09-16
A new profile of Hugo Larochelle draws tributes from top researchers. Sarah Hooker recalls watching all his Sheffield lectures before joining Google Brain — when deep learning knowledge belonged to fewer than 100 people — and he later became her PhD advisor. Others credit him for jump-starting their careers and even their Quebecois French.
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