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Geoffrey Hinton
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of the Vector Institute and a professor emeritus at the University of Toronto; he worked half-time at Google from 2013 to 2023 and shared the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Facts last checked 2 Nov 2026. Each source was read on the day shown in the source list. A profile is due for a fresh read of its sources after 180 days.
Roles
Emeritus professor of computer science at University of Toronto (start not stated, current)
His University of Toronto page calls him an emeritus distinguished professor; Vector’s 2024 post calls him University Professor Emeritus. No start date is given.
University of Toronto, undated page; Vector Institute, 8 Oct 2024
Chief Scientific Advisor at Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence (by 30 Mar 2017, current)
Vector’s 2023 statement says he continues to serve in the role on a voluntary basis.
Vector Institute, 30 Mar 2017; Vector Institute, 3 May 2023; Vector Institute, 8 Oct 2024
Co-founder at Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence (by 30 Mar 2017, current)
Vector’s 2024 post calls him a co-founder; its 2017 launch release calls him a founding scientist.
Vice President and Engineering Fellow (half-time) at Google (from 2013, until 2023)
His University of Toronto page says he worked half-time at Google from 2013 to 2023; it gives no more about when or how it ended.
Board seats
None recorded.
Funding
Money put into the companies above while the role and the funding may overlap, and by companies of this person into others. Funders are a selection: the donors a launch post names, anchors and leads of a round, and stated investments. They are not a complete list.
Google committed capital to Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s funding round (by 30 Mar 2017, end not stated)
Named among the inaugural platinum-tier sponsors in Vector’s 2017-03-30 launch release, which says more than 30 companies committed to support the institute over ten years; no individual amount is recorded here.
The dates given do not settle whether this fell inside the role; at least one is an announcement date or is not stated.
This is a commitment, not a completed act. Vector Institute, 30 Mar 2017
What their companies have in common
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Geoffrey Hinton and Sundar Pichai
- Both held a role at Google.
- Google committed capital to Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence’s funding round (a commitment). Google is a company where Sundar Pichai held a role, and Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence one where Geoffrey Hinton did (the dates given do not settle this: at least one is an announcement date or is not stated).
This is about company funding only. It does not say the two people have a personal, financial or working relationship.
Dated news
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The Vector Institute announced that its co-founder Geoffrey Hinton had been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, shared with John J. Hopfield, “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks”.
The Vector Institute said in a public statement that Geoffrey Hinton continues to serve as its Chief Scientific Advisor on a voluntary basis.
The Vector Institute announced its launch in Toronto, with Geoffrey Hinton as Chief Scientific Advisor, and named Google among its inaugural platinum-tier sponsors.
Their part of the graph
- Founded
- Held a role
- In a funding round
- Thinner and fainter: a commitment, not a completed act
- Person
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Roles and board seats
Funding, by company
Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence
Sources
- Geoffrey Hinton (homepage) · University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science · primary source · undated page · read 2 Nov 2026
- News release: New Artificial Intelligence Research Institute Launched in Toronto · Vector Institute · primary source · published 30 Mar 2017 · read 2 Nov 2026
- Public statement from the Vector Institute · Vector Institute · primary source · published 3 May 2023 · read 2 Nov 2026
- Vector co-founder Geoffrey Hinton wins the Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 · Vector Institute · primary source · published 8 Oct 2024 · read 2 Nov 2026
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