Both of the men who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics are artificial intelligence pioneers — and one of them is considered the technology's "godfather." As Reuters reports, American scientist John Hopfield is joined in this world-class distinction by British-Canadian AI expert Geoffrey Hinton.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists today — two of which are significant figures at Google DeepMind — for their work around proteins, which the Nobel Prize committee describes as the “chemical tools of life.”

Sir Demis Hassabis, the chief executive and co-founder of the artificial intelligence giant Google DeepMind, won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work on the AI programme AlphaFold. The programme can accurately predict the 3D shape and structure of proteins and help scientists try to treat medical conditions such as Parkinson’s.