The last few years have seen a flurry of major scientific awards at the intersection of AI and science: In 2024, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield for their pioneering work on machine learning with artificial neural networks, which has formed the basis of modern AI, while the Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognized David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper for their work on protein design and structure prediction.