Geoffrey Hinton — Notable For: Godfather of deep learning; pioneer of backpropagation, Boltzmann machines, and deep neural networks; Nobel Prize in Physics 2024; Turing Award 2018

NoteThe source confirms all four components of the claim: (1) Hinton is explicitly described as 'the Godfather of AI' and the three are 'sometimes referred to as the "Godfathers of Deep Learning"'; (2) He is credited with pioneering backpropagation (1986 paper), co-inventing Boltzmann machines (1985), and being a leading figure in deep learning; (3) He received the 2018 Turing Award as stated; (4) He received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics as stated. All facts in the claim are directly supported by the Wikipedia source text.