Geoffrey Hinton is a renowned computer scientist known for his pioneering work in artificial intelligence, particularly in the field of deep learning. Born in 1947 in the United Kingdom, he has made significant contributions to neural networks, which are essential for many modern AI applications. Hinton is a professor at the University of Toronto and has also worked with Google. His research has influenced various technologies, including image recognition and natural language processing. In 2018, he was awarded the Turing Award alongside Yoshua Bengio and Yann LeCun for their advancements in deep learning.