DeepMind's Nando de Freitas recommends a thoughtful new Hinton interview
NandoDF · x · 2026-10-12
Nando de Freitas recalls attending his first Geoffrey Hinton talk at the Royal Society in 1997 and finding it utterly inspiring. He says Hinton remains just as inspiring today and recommends this interview as both thoughtful and funny.
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