Subject: Re: OT: AI Nobel Prizes
I struggle to understand how Hopfield and Hinton made significant (any?) contributions to Physics. Did their work contribute to our understanding of matter and/or energy? Was their work published in Physics journals? If someone here can enlighten me I'd appreciate it.

https://www.nobelprize.org/pri...

I wouldn't think using techniques from physics would be sufficient to receive the award. If anything, I'd think they'd be better candidates for a Fields Medal, as their work is more mathematical in nature (algorithms).

John