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>What are computer scientists usually rewarded with? The Turing Award is considered by most to be the highest award in computer science.
by astura 2y ago
>What are computer scientists usually rewarded with?
The Turing Award is considered by most to be the highest award in computer science.
- jprete 2y agoHinton already won a Turing award, so this Nobel just seems doubly absurd. I hope he turns it down, but it's a monetary prize too and it takes a lot of dedication to science to turn it down.
- FredPret 2y agoIsn’t he a socialist?
- Vecr 2y agoDoesn't matter. He wants to work on AI risk, right?
- FredPret 2y agoUnsure of your point - I meant he doesn’t believe in provate property, so the prize money shouldn’t be a factor. If he truly believes what he says he believes.
- Vecr 2y agoBecause you can use money to do things? Even if you don't want private property after AGI, you need it now.
- FredPret 2y agoBelieving that you can do a better job of allocating your Nobel prize money than a central authority is free-market thinking. If he’s a socialist, he should donate all his property to the government, including the entire prize money.
- Vecr 2y agoIsn't the standard AI doom position that the government taking control just kills everyone a few years later? The money would be for research, not welfare or whatever the government would use it for.
- throw_m239339 2y agoOh yeah! I forgot about this one! Extremely prestigious in CS but less known by the public unfortunately.