In a new sign of the popularization of artificial intelligence, Mila’s scientific director and Université de Montréal professor Yoshua Bengio has been included in the 2023 Petit Larousse Illustré, joining the ranks of such Quebec luminaries as the late surgeon Lucille Teasdale and endocrinologist Michel Chrétien.
The Petit Larousse describes Yoshua Bengio as a “precursor of artificial neural networks and deep learning who developed a machine learning technology used in telephone voice recognition and language translation”. The dictionary also mentions his winning the prestigious Turing Award alongside researchers Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun and his interest in the issues raised by artificial intelligence applications.
“I would never have imagined that one day I would be in the Larousse. It’s quite an honor! This recognition motivates me to continue my research and my commitment,” commented Yoshua Bengio.
“Yoshua Bengio has been working in the scientific world for many years and his discoveries and innovations are not only recognized, but very important and useful to everyone,” explained the Larousse publishing house. Some 300 Canadians, including 30 Quebecers, are featured in the pages of the Petit Larousse Illustré, the new edition of which will be published shortly.
This year, some 40 personalities have been chosen to enrich the pages of the famous book, including French writer Christian Bobin, American climatologist Syukuro Manabe (Nobel Prize in Physics 2021) and Filipino-American journalist Maria Angelita Ressa (Nobel Peace Prize 2021). This selection is based on the notoriety of the person in France, in French-speaking countries and in the world, as well as the longevity, the legitimacy and the accessibility of his work, his actions or his discoveries.
Earlier in 2022, Yoshua Bengio received the French Legion of Honor as well as the Princess of Asturias Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the Spanish-speaking world.
Translated from Yoshua Bengio fait son entrée dans le dictionnaire Larousse
