godfather

Bengio is a University of Montreal professor who won the 2018 Turing Award, computing's Nobel, alongside Geoffrey Hinton, widely known as the "godfather of AI."

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

Inspiration came from a noble predecessor, Charles Ives, the godfather of modern American music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Twana Jamal, once described as "the godfather" of migrant camps in northern France, was recently confronted by our reporting team while running one of the stores, in Blaby on the outskirts of Leicester.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

On Aug. 1, a 12-piece jazz ensemble will gather in tribute to the late Roy Ayers, the pioneering jazz-funk vibraphonist and godfather of neo soul.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

Working with him was Broadbent, who at seventeen had observed pilot error in the RAF, and who was on his way to becoming a godfather of cognitive psychology.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Several key figures have since walked out, among them Yann LeCun, considered one of the "godfathers" of modern AI, who had led Meta's AI research since 2013.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Despite worldwide renown as one of the godfathers of artificial intelligence, he has been increasingly sidelined as the company’s approach diverged from his views on the technology’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 15, 2025

"Because men are pretty easily called godfathers or founding fathers."

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025

Merrick Bobb, one of the godfathers of the modern police oversight movement in Los Angeles and beyond, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2025

The next Saturday, Desdemona, seized with conflicting emotions, watched as the children’s godfathers held them above the baptismal font at Assumption.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides