godfather
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Later, the couple repaid the film producer by making him godfather to their daughter, Lilibet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Prof Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist regarded as a "godfather" of AI development, warned powerful AI systems could even make humans extinct - although his fear was dismissed by his fellow "AI godfather", Yann LeCun.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Inspiration came from a noble predecessor, Charles Ives, the godfather of modern American music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
His favorite parts of the city are its repertory cinemas and lush neighborhoods like Mount Washington, where his godfather resides, because they look the most like Vancouver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Three of the scheduled anointed speakers did not show, among them church founders Rev. Thomas McNair, my godfather, and Sister Virginia Ingram, both having pleaded illness or scheduling conflicts.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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
“It’s almost like watching your parents fight. The two godfathers of the industry have divergent opinions on such a fundamental question.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
Neil said their parallel lives were not limited to their playing careers, remarking that they married their partners, "then it was godfathers to each other's kids. And then divorced."
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
In middle age he was the wealthy, respected man he had wanted to be when he was a struggling adolescent without godfathers and with no greater capital than his pride and ambition.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
