Google AI beats South Korean Go pro, ends series 4-1

epa05212016 A handout photo provided by Google shows South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Se-dol (R) making the first move in the final match of the landmark, five-game showdown between Lee and the Google-developed artificial intelligence system AlphaGo at the Four Seasons hotel in central Seoul, South Korea, 15 March 2016. AlphaGo is leading the series 3-1, and has already won the high-profile duel. EPA/YNA SOUTH KOREA OUT

SEOUL: Google's artificial intelligence (AI) programme beat South Korean professional Lee Sedol in the ancient board game Go on March 15, recovering from the March 13 loss to win its fourth match in a five-game series. 

AlphaGo, developed by Google subsidiary DeepMind, had already clinched a series victory with its third win on March 12 in a result that shocked the world.