With funding from Google , the University of Toronto (U of T) has created a new role named after artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer Geoffrey Hinton to honour his legacy and help bring another prominent AI expert to the university.

“I am encouraged that the Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence will support the next generation of AI research in the same vein.”

The Hinton Chair in AI is being financed with $10 million CAD from Google—Hinton’s former employer—and a matching contribution from U of T. The role was announced this evening at a NeurIPS conference event in San Diego.

The university says this $20-million investment makes the position one of U of T’s “most prestigious and generously supported advanced research roles.” It includes endowed support for a leading AI researcher as

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