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


The world’s top Go player Lee Sedol walks with his daughter Lee Hye-lim as he heads for the venue of the last match of the Google DeepMind Challenge Match against Google's artificial intelligence program AlphaGo in Seoul, South Korea, March 15, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Google's artificial intelligence (AI) programme on Tuesday beat South Korean professional Lee Sedol in the ancient board game Go, recovering from Sunday's 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 Saturday, in a result that shocked the world.

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