Game over! Computer wins series against Go champion


  • TECH
  • Monday, 14 Mar 2016

SEOUL: A Google-developed computer programme took an unassailable 3-0 lead in its match-up with a South Korean Go grandmaster on March 12 – marking a major breakthrough for a new style of “intuitive” artificial intelligence (AI). 

The programme, AlphaGo, secured victory in the five-match series with its third consecutive win over Lee Se-Dol – one the ancient game’s greatest modern players with 18 international titles to his name. 

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