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Oct 8, 2024 · Artificial Intelligence

How Baidu Almost Snagged Hinton: The Secret AI Auction That Shaped Deep Learning

This article recounts the little‑known 2012 AI auction in which Baidu, Google, Microsoft and DeepMind vied for Geoffrey Hinton’s fledgling DNNResearch, revealing how the bidding drama propelled deep learning into the mainstream and set the stage for today’s AI arms race.